The F-16 inflatable decoy was shown at the Industry Days defense exhibition in Demark. The exhibition was organized by the Danish Ministry of Defense Acquisition and Logistics Organization (DALO).

A Czech company that produces more than 30 different inflatable military decoys, including tanks, armored vehicles, aircraft and howitzers, has seen sales soar over the last year.

Some decoys cost as little as $10,000, and some as much as $100,000. A worker sews the material for an inflatable decoy of a military vehicle. MICHAL CIZEK/AFP via Getty Images.

An inflatable decoy of an M1 Abrams tank is displayed during a media presentation in Decin, Czech Republic on March 6, 2023. New footage widely circulating online appears to show a Ukrainian drone ...

Losing a tank or valued U.S.-made high mobility artillery rocket systems (HIMARS) can hurt an army less if the weapon is a cheap inflatable decoy placed on the frontlines to deceive the enemy.

Inflatable tanks, missiles: Czech firm makes decoy armaments by: AP Posted: Mar 6, 2023 / 10:02 AM EST Updated: Mar 6, 2023 / 10:02 AM EST ...