The Tomahawk missile, which is actually not a missile at all but a autonomously piloted aircraft powered by a turbofan engine, costs one million dollars a piece. It was originally designed in the cold war to carry a nuke into russia, and for that use I can see it as expendable. But now to use this missile for tactical strikes in regional conflicts, I cant really understand how it has not been modified to be recoverable since these engagements can last a long period of time. It would be easy to make it recoverable both in land and sea.

A CAV existed/exist in such a profile….where the Pilot is strapped on to the rocket and carries the warload, uses it and finally lands with dragchute. Its called the MiG-21. 😀

A few things like slicing off the main wings, tailfin, addition of two control surfaces, removal of the Pilot etc….the MiG-21 is almost a Yakhot/Brahmos in profile.