Alleged fragments of missiles fired by the US-led coalition on April 13-14 and shot down by the Syrian air defense forces, as shown by the Russian defense ministry. © Igor Ermachenkov / Sputnik
Popular Mechanics: What Happens to a Cruise Missile Captured by the Russians
A fate worse than death awaits military hardware recovered intact on the battlefield.
This week the Russian ministry of defense showed pictures of what it claimed to be remains of U.S. cruise missiles used during the recent airstrikes on Syria. “They are now being examined by our experts,” said Col. Gen. Sergey Rudskoy. “The results of this work will be used to improve Russian weapons.”
The debris shown is far from conclusive evidence, so we can't take Rudskoy's claim at face value. But for the sake of argument, let’s assume the Russians did capture significant parts of a long-range cruise missile including Tomahawks. What could its engineers do with the remains?
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WNU Editor: The Russians are bragging that they will retrieve secrets and valuable intel from these "captured" missiles. Now I understand why.
