![]() ![]() The inflatable decoys cost US$10,000 to US$100,000, much less than the rockets used to destroy them, Fresser said. The engine used to inflate the weapons also emanates heat that fools infrared sensors. “If I don’t have binoculars, looking from a distance of 150-200 metres, I won’t be able to tell whether it is a real weapon or a decoy,” Fresser said. Inflatech chief executive officer Vojtech Fresser said that key qualities of the firm’s products included a look true to the original. ![]() The Czech government last month said that it had provided Ukraine with military aid worth about US$500 million since the invasion started on Feb. Inflatech’s products are classified as military materiel and must be approved by government authorities. Inflatech has so far rolled out “dozens” of fake HIMARS while the real weapon is wreaking havoc on Russian invaders in Ukraine. It had taken 60 days to ship a replica HIMARS rocket launcher after the order was placed, he said. The company can come up with a new design within 72 hours if it has the exact plans of the original piece of military hardware, while it takes up to two weeks if working “from scratch,” Kumaresan said. A partially inflated decoy of an M1 Abrams tank made by Inflatech Co is displayed during a media presentation in Decin, Czech Republic, on Monday. ![]()
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