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Tue, 04/09/2024 - 9:16pm

Some of Russia's 'prestigious' guided missiles may be malfunctioning and falling short of their targets: UK intelligence

Russia dropping AS-23A Kodiak missiles in Syria in a video uploaded in July 2017.Russian Ministry of Defense/YouTubeSome Russian missiles may be malfunctioning and missing their targets, per British intelligence.The AS23a Kodiak — or Kh-101 — is one of Russia's top precision-guided munitions."Issues in its production" could lead to rushed production jobs, the UK MOD says.Premium Russian cruise missiles might be malfunctioning and missing their targets, according to new intelligence from the UK Ministry of Defence.The UK MOD said on Tuesday that it analyzed open-source images taken on March 31, 2024, which showed missile wreckage in a field in Saratov Oblast, southern Russia.The UK MOD said the debris was initially considered remnants of a "possible Ukrainian uncrewed aerial vehicle." However, their analysis concluded that the pieces were likely "fragments of a Russian AS-23a KODIAK air-launched cruise missile.""It is highly likely the debris was the result of a malfunction of a KODIAK missile that was launched towards Ukraine earlier that morning," the UK MOD said."The highly likely malfunction of such a prestigious missile indicates issues in its production, likely impacted by sanctions and being rushed to meet the demands of the conflict," the department added.The AS23a Kodiak is one of Russia's top precision-guided munitions and was designed to attack major military targets like airfields and warships.

 

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