Can Russia’s navy thwart attacks by repainting its ships?
Old-fashioned deception has new benefits in an age of AI and drones
ON JUNE 22ND the Admiral Essen, a Russian warship, was spotted in Sevastopol, a Crimean port on the Black Sea, sporting a striking new paint job. Its bow and stern were black and the midsection white, ensuring that, from a distance, the ship looked smaller than it really was. According to H.I. Sutton, an independent defence analyst, three other Russian ships in the Black Sea Fleet have been similarly redecorated. Why?
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