Military Decoys in Ukraine - Fake equipment, inflatables & lessons in deception for foreign forces

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Reading and Sourcing (to be updated 05/08 due to late release):

ADP 3-37 Protection (US Army)
https://irp.fas.org/doddir/army/adp3_37.pdf

FM 3-13.4 (2019) (US Army)
https://irp.fas.org/doddir/army/fm3-13-4.pdf

Dr. Phil Haun Attacking Fielded Forces
https://ndupress.ndu.edu/Portals/68/Documents/jfq/jfq-95/jfq-95_70-77_Haun.pdf?ver=2019-11-22-115925-903

Inflatech decoys
https://www.inflatechdecoy.com/features/

FM 20-3 Camouflage, Concealment, and Decoys (US Army)
https://archive.org/details/army-fm-20-3-camouflage-concealment-and-decoys

Remy Hemez - Decoys in Land Warfare
https://warontherocks.com/2021/04/to-survive-deceive-decoys-in-land-warfare/

Master Sergeant Jorge L. Rivero (USMC) Decoy Warfare: Lessons and Implication from the War in Ukraine
https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2024/april/decoy-warfare-lessons-and-implication-war-ukraine#:~:text=Ukrainian%20Use%20of%20Decoys&text=A%20notable%20instance%20occurred%20during,confusing%20the%20advancing%20Russian%20forces.

Magazine depth slide source image
https://www.naval-technology.com/news/lockheed-martin-aids-missile-production-capacity-with-us-dod-deal/?cf-view

Featured images of IRIS-T decoy
https://www.twz.com/land/ukraines-air-defense-decoys-keep-getting-better

Joint Threat Emitter
https://www.northropgrumman.com/what-we-do/air/joint-threat-emitter-jte

F-16 Decoy image
https://www.twz.com/air/inflatable-ukrainian-f-16-decoy-emerges-at-defense-show

Marinovka airbase strike imagery
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/08/23/7471500/

Telegraph story on S-300 in Crimea
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2022/08/22/speedo-wearing-russian-tourists-leak-defence-secrets-twitter/

Various reporting on decoy use in Ukraine
https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-using-fake-wooden-rocket-launchers-russia-waste-missiles-report-2022-8?r=US&IR=T

https://www.thedefensepost.com/2023/09/13/ukraine-fake-howitzers-russia/

https://edition.cnn.com/2023/09/11/world/ukraine-russia-decoy-weapons-intl/index.html

https://x.com/tom_bullock_/status/1521598016221810690

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/04/a-psychological-weapon-inside-a-ukrainian-factory-making-decoy-kit

https://www.edrmagazine.eu/metinvest-begins-production-of-decoy-military-equipment-that-misleads-the-enemy

https://en.defence-ua.com/news/russians_have_a_rubber_army_of_inflatable_tanks_which_are_thrown_onto_the_battlefield-5583.html

https://www.janes.com/osint-insights/defence-news/c4isr/idet-2023-inflatable-leopard-2a4-decoys-sent-to-ukraine

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/13/world/europe/russia-decoy-weapon.html?%5C%5C&_r=1

https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/weapons/a41043604/ukraine-himars-decoys/

https://www.reddit.com/r/UkraineRussiaReport/comments/1d67n5h/ua_pov_the_mass_production_of_m777_artillery/

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2024/08/russia-deploys-fake-kilo-class-submarine-in-sevastopol/

https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/articles/2024/03/11/7445807/

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/03/29/ukraine-decoy-weapons-surge-russia-steps-up-attacks/

https://mstdn.social/@noelreports/110813652569123568

https://bulgarianmilitary.com/2023/08/07/plastic-and-wooden-debris-russian-lancet-may-have-hit-fake-iris-t/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2023/09/25/russias-inflatable-tanks-are-back-in-action/?sh=70b484fbda68

https://x.com/EjShahid/status/1742605606312100129

https://www.wsj.com/world/how-ukraine-tricks-russia-into-wasting-ammunition-799ed95f

https://www.armyrecognition.com/focus-analysis-conflicts/army/conflicts-in-the-world/russia-ukraine-war-2022/czech-made-m270-mlrs-inflatable-decoy-from-inflatech-tricks-russian-strike-forces-in-ukraine

https://mil.in.ua/en/news/russians-painting-false-airplanes-at-airfields/

https://www.rusi.org/news-and-comment/in-the-news/russia-painted-fake-fighter-jets-its-airfields-new-satellite-images-show-likely-trick-ukraine-not#:~:text=United%20Services%20Institute-,Russia%20painted%20fake%20fighter%20jets%20at%20its%20airfields%2C%20new%20satellite,blowing%20up%20the%20real%20deal

Caveats & Comments:
All normal caveats and comments apply. In particular – I would like to note as always that this material has been created for entertainment purposes and is not intended to be a complete or comprehensive examination of the topic in question and should not be relied upon to inform financial or other similar decisions.

Timestamps:

00:00 — Opening Words
01:19 — What Am I Talking About?
03:39 — Historic Deception
08:47 — Decoys 101
16:04 — Decoys In Ukraine
18:57 — Mitigating Responsive Fires
30:39 — Tactical Targets?
38:01 — Russian Decoy Efforts
45:26 — Foreign Militaries
57:38 — Conclusions
58:28 — Channel Updatev


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