It is always interesting to examine the electronics, algorithms and techniques of American cruise missiles, Sergei Denisentsev, an expert at AST Center, told commenting on the transfer of two unexploded US missiles by Syrians to Russian military. Moreover, the Americans do not sell Tomahawks for export.
“Such weapons usually have a self-liquidation system in case of an abnormal situation, in which there is no defeat of the target,” Sergei Denisentsev said.
Perhaps the missiles remained intact, because this system for some reason did not work.
Denisentsev considers it useful to obtain samples of such weapons. “It’s just that you can not buy cruise missiles on the market. It is always interesting to examine the electronics, the algorithms of this weapon and the technique itself. Tomahawk missiles are quite specific, they are weapons that are not sold for export. Maybe it will be useful for developing countermeasures,” he stressed.
On Thursday it was reported that the Syrian military had found and handed over to Russia two American missiles that did not explode during the US attack on Syria on April 14.