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Iran allegedly painted helicopter decoy to waste costly IDF missiles
(interestingengineering.com)
Everyone does this. Ukraine does this. The allies did it during WW2.
this post was submitted on 05 Mar 2026
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Thermal paint is very much a new development.
so the tech changes but the concept has been done forever. sheesh.
it's over 30 years old.
Not so often that the military dropping the bombs post the footage as if celebrating a win
Wile E Coyote did this. War is hell.
Not sure what's "allegedly" about this. The munition explodes and the rotor blades stay exceptionally still
Someone shared a video of a helicopter with tied down blades being hit with similar munitions, and the rotor blades do indeed stay fixed in place.
I also wonder how the smoke is supposed to appear underneath the rotors if they're painted on the ground. And there also appears to be a parallax effect with the ground, also impossible for a painting.
It could still be a decoy (eg out of wood or other materials) but it really doesn't look painted to me at least.
Very impressive that these 'wood or other material' rotors not only stay stationary during the explosion, but remain at the exact same angle throughout. Must be tied down at both ends, with something that can withstand high explosives.
Absolutely impossible that Iran could have the technology to make... Paint.
That's why it likely was a real helicopter. This is a pretty low-powered explosion, designed to just disable the helicopter. Here's a video of it on a real helicopter: https://xcancel.com/LucasGimne79974/status/2029851274955431963#m
Same lack of rotor movement.
And here's a screenshot of the video of the explosion, clearly showing smoke going underneath the rotors:
I don't think Iran has the tech to make paint float in the air ánd survive an explosion.
"same lack of rotor movement"
Shares video of rotors moving
"Clearly showing smoke under the rotors"
144p video
Come on man it's like you're not even trying to earn your payment
Nothing new, in WWII the allied used inflatable Tanks to fool the Nazies
no, those were chemically enhanced super soldiers.
the thermal paint idea is cute though
In other news. Military people do military things.