Russia Introduces New Secret Weapon: Inflatable Tanks

You read that correctly.  One of the United States' best frenemies, Russia, has unveiled a new program in which it will have inflatable tanks, as well as other weapons, to trick hostile combatants.  The blow-up weapons are cheaper, however, I seriously doubt that they are as effective as real ones.

The rest from BBC News:

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.

The decoys are a hundred times cheaper than the real thing, which means Moscow will save a lot of money by blowing up its own weapons.

On the edge of Moscow, two men carry a black duffle bag into a field, then drop it on the ground.

When they open the bag, they take out a large sheet of plastic. It looks like a tent or a tarpaulin.

In fact, it's the Russian army's latest strategic weapon. It doesn't need ammunition - just air.

On goes the pump, in goes the air and the plastic sheet begins to rise and take shape.

A turret appears, then out pops a long plastic gun barrel. This is an inflatable Russian tank.

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