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Illustration: The Economist/Exilenova+ Jul 8th 2026|3 min readIN RECENT MONTHS Russian military lorries in Ukraine have begun sporting a striking new colour scheme of vivid black-and-white stripes. As camouflage goes, it is not much use against human observers. But then, it is not intended to fool biological eyes. Its aim is to frustrate the machine-vision systems that are fitted to the Ukrainian drones that zip around battlefields looking for prey.This article appeared in the Science & technology section of the print edition under the headline “Hiding in plain sight”From the July 11th 2026 editionDiscover stories from this section and more in the list of contents⇒Explore the edition