According to a report by ITAR, on March 29, a few days ago, Russian weapons experts were studying the European-made "Storm Shadow" cruise missile (Storm Shadow) seized from the Ukrainian army not long ago.
During the live broadcast, the missile's body, wings, warhead, battery, engine and other parts were seen at a glance. Through the picture, the audience can clearly see the internal structure of the "Storm Shadow" missile, and with the help of professional commentary, the audience can also intuitively understand the origin and performance of this missile.
The "Storm Shadow" missile mentioned here is a high-precision cruise missile jointly developed by many European countries to replace the US-made "Tomahawk" cruise missile, which was put into production in 2001 and has two models: air-launched and submarine-launched, and it uses a large number of artificial intelligence technology, and is known as the world's "smartest" missile (which can automatically identify targets).
After the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the United Kingdom began exporting Storm Shadow missiles to Ukraine in May 2023. After obtaining this type of missile, the Ukrainian army had high hopes for it and immediately put it into actual combat. At first, the Russian army's interception of this type of missile was not ideal, but finally succeeded in intercepting and capturing two "Storm Shadows" on July 9.
The missile on display is one of these two missiles. After such a long time, the "Storm Shadow" must have been studied by the Russian military for a long time, and this time it will be broadcast live, and it is obvious that the significance of propaganda is greater than the significance of scientific research. Russia may want to use this live broadcast to declare to the West that Russia "has the ability to master any advanced Western technology" and that Russia is "capable of destroying any advanced weapons from the West".
According to foreign media reports, one of the two missiles captured on July 9 was shot down by the Russian army, and the other was carried by a Su-24 fighter plane shot down by the Russian army.
However, according to relevant sources in the Russian army, the missile was not shot down by the Russian army's air defense system, but fell on its own due to electronic interference or mechanical failure. In fact, in terms of missile range and guidance technology, the Russian army is not much different from the West in technology;
However, there is still a certain gap between the Russian army and the West in terms of missile escape and maneuver technology. If the reason for the seizure of this missile is really as the Russian army said, then this will definitely have a huge role in promoting the Russian army to upgrade the relevant functional modules of its own missiles.
Moreover, through this live broadcast, the Russian army is actually making it clear to the West, especially to Britain and France, the main designer countries of missiles: Russia can master Western technology, even if it will be difficult to catch up for a while and a half, as long as there are ready-made "goods", the Russians can quickly understand the mystery by using their own reverse thinking.
From a practical point of view, although the "Storm Shadow" is not a cutting-edge high-precision weapon, Russia's move has undoubtedly sounded the alarm for NATO countries such as Britain and France - whether to continue to supply weapons to Ukraine in the future?
(Indeed, Western countries have also been adjusting their aid policies to Ukraine according to the battlefield and the situation at home and abroad) Especially for the French Macron government, which intends to further strengthen aid to Ukraine, the next step really needs to be cautious and cautious.
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Russia publicly dismantled the "Storm Shadow", and Britain's core secrets were exposed-Phoenix Military
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