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Russian Army Upgrades Its Inflatable Weapons
jamax writes "According to the BBC: 'The Russian military has come up with an inventive way to deceive the enemy and save money at the same time: inflatable weapons. They look just like real ones: they are easy to transport and quick to deploy. You name it, the Russian army is blowing it up: from pretend tanks to entire radar stations.' But the interesting thing is these decoys are not dumb - actually they appear to be highly advanced for what I thought was a WWII-grade aerial photography countermeasures. Apparently they have heat signatures comparable with the military tech they represent, as well as the same radar signature."
In Soviet Russia, tank.. erm .. you blow up .. er... never mind.
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Spies beware: the facilities which house the inflatable weapons will be guarded around-the-clock by vicious balloon dogs.
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I bet there'd be a huge market for these! What boy wouldn't want an inflatable rocket launcher? I know I do!
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