Current practice in the United States Navy is for sailors to paint their ships. This is something sailors are not trained for and do not do often enough to gain much experience. The paint job is often ...

During the first and second World Wars it was common for the Navy to paint ships in camouflage patterns. The Navy is reviving that tradition with the first Littoral Combat Ship, the USS Freedom, with ...

Militaries began using camouflage during World War I as the rise of aerial photography and trench warfare rose in popularity. Most camouflage used during World War I was found on vehicles and ...

It’s not exactly surprising but it’s always visually incredible how you can paint the world with data. Like this lovely map visualization. You can see the outline of continents take shape from just ...