Dummy tanks have been used since WWI and were used to great effect during WWII. One of their primary purposes is to get the opposing army to waste money and ammunition on a decoy. High-tech equipment ...

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A viral claim suggests Iran has imported 900,000 inflatable military decoys from China, potentially misleading US strikes. Explore the implications of this bizarre military tactic.

PRAGUEPRAGUE — The war in Ukraine has created a surge in demand for weapons — and, apparently, also for inflatable fake armaments that can be deployed as decoys. A Czech company, Inflatech, is ...

A video gaining traction online has also triggered claims on X that Iran may be using inflatable decoy weapons, allegedly imported from China, to mislead military strikes and confuse enemy targeting ...

Russia is using inflatable tanks as decoys in Ukraine. An expert told Insider that they can be effective, but not in the way Russia uses them. The Russian decoys are too obvious and unlikely to trick ...

An inflatable tank that appeared outside the home of Megaupload co-founder Kim Dotcom has caused a stir among neighbours and journalists. The life-sized replica, designed to resemble a Soviet-era T-72 ...