ID this missile on a Sea Vixen

[Roland55]

I came across this picture, i wonder...is that a Firestreak ? (im a bit confused about the missile's "head")

 

[TomS]

Larger pic here. (Edit: this is from a slightly different moment in the same evolution.)

https://flic.kr/p/dYggae

View: https://www.flickr.com/photos/86432852@N06/8512982667/

What appears to be the seeker is a protective cover over the faceted seeker of a Firestreak missile.

 

[Agent A]

What appears to be the seeker is a protective cover over the faceted seeker of a Firestreak missile.

That was my thought (the activity in the image looked post-flight).

A quick search led to this, which refers to it as a 'Noddy Cap':
https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235057338-sea-vixen-faw1x2/page/59/

 

[Roland55]

Thank you!

ill say it looks really weird with that protective cap on!!

 

[starviking]

Larger pic here. (Edit: this is from a slightly different moment in the same evolution.)

https://flic.kr/p/dYggae

View: https://www.flickr.com/photos/86432852@N06/8512982667/

What appears to be the seeker is a protective cover over the faceted seeker of a Firestreak missile.

Bit of damage/peeling on the starboard-rear of the radome in that pic.

 

[archipeppe]

Larger pic here. (Edit: this is from a slightly different moment in the same evolution.)

https://flic.kr/p/dYggae

View: https://www.flickr.com/photos/86432852@N06/8512982667/

What appears to be the seeker is a protective cover over the faceted seeker of a Firestreak missile.

Bit of damage/peeling on the starboard-rear of the radome in that pic.

Aircraft numbers are quite different: 253 in the first photo and 245 in the second one.

 

[TomS]

Larger pic here. (Edit: this is from a slightly different moment in the same evolution.)

https://flic.kr/p/dYggae

View: https://www.flickr.com/photos/86432852@N06/8512982667/

What appears to be the seeker is a protective cover over the faceted seeker of a Firestreak missile.

Bit of damage/peeling on the starboard-rear of the radome in that pic.

Aircraft numbers are quite different: 253 in the first photo and 245 in the second one.

Ah, jeez, you are right. So, this was actually a routine thing to fit the cap soon after landing, apparently.