Parts of the spray missile were announced by Russia.
Director of the Operations Department of the Russian General Staff Sergey Rudskoy said last week that two damaged cruise missiles from the US coalition were seized by the Syrian army and transferred to the Russian side for examination.
In theory, cruise missiles are disposable weapons, designed not to reveal too many secrets if something goes wrong and falls to the ground.
The process of dissecting enemy missiles to research and redesign them into their own weapons has been applied many times by countries.
During the US Tomahawk cruise missile attack on a Taliban rebel base in Afghanistan in 1998, six projectiles strayed to Pakistan.
However, the value gained from today’s missiles is not in their design to be copied, but in the weaknesses that can be exploited to counter them in the future.
Initially, the rocket will be put into a clean room where engineers can study the guidance system and rudder.
Missile detector in BAE Systems’ laboratory.
The `brain` of the missile will then be continuously tested for aiming and rushing to the target.
The antenna can be dissected to reveal weaknesses against jamming options, while the engine can help identify the projectile’s infrared signature.
Captured missiles were also used to evaluate electronic countermeasures capabilities.
Dissecting coalition cruise missiles obtained from Syria will help Russia improve the air defense system in Syria, support Damascus as well as many other countries in building plans to deal with large-scale missile attacks.