British Subs Debunk Conventional Fashion: Is Blue the New Black?

SSN-721: here’s the problem(click to view full) Back in January 2006, DID covered pioneering technology from Hyperstealth Biotechnology Corp. that made it possible to quickly and inexpensively apply advanced fractal camouflage patterns to aircraft, UAVs, helicopters, vehicles – even buildings. The fractal camouflage trend has continued in the field of uniforms, and camouflaging other military assets seems to be getting more attention too. Now Britain’s SSN Trafalgar Class attack submarine HMS Torbay has undergone a transformation from the traditional black hue to a steely blue, in a bid to become less visible to possible hunters. The idea is that blue will soften the sharp outline of black submarines and make them harder to detect. While Hyperstealth’s technology is not designed for use on submarines, they have done further work on air vehicle and ship camouflage patterns in particular. DID offers explanations and previews… The old HMS Torbay(click to view full) The Sun and Navy News report that the boffins at QinetiQ picked the “steely blue” hue after exhaustive trials and lab tests – which reportedly revealed that black was the worst color to use when trying deceive an enemy using visual search techniques. The Sun further notes that Britain’s submarines […]