Volunteers from Rivne, who have established a production line for various mockups for the Ukrainian Armed Forces, have unveiled a large-scale replica of an F-16. The arrival of these Western multi-role aircraft in Ukraine is expected within a few weeks.
"New level of mockup construction in Ukraine!" said the volunteers from the organization "Deceptions for the Front Apate."
They added that they plan to produce several such replicas by Ukraine's Independence Day on August 24.
Apate has showcased a full-sized model of the F-16 fighter jet, which will be used by the Ukrainian Air Force at military airfields. It is currently unknown whether this is a fully completed model or just a preliminary version that will be refined to become a high-quality decoy, notes Militarnyi.
Previously, the volunteers mentioned that the most requested mockups by Ukrainian military personnel are for 120-mm mortars. Additionally, Apate produces mockups of 82-mm caliber automatic mortars 2B9 Vasylyok, American Sentinel radars, and even Starlink terminals.