Russia was spotted last year covering aircraft with car tires, but the reason wasn't immediately clear. A US military official said recently the tactic is a way to confuse systems looking for planes.
Russia was spotted last year covering aircraft with car tires, but the reason wasn't immediately clear. A US military official said recently the tactic is a way to confuse systems looking for planes.
Russia putting tires on top of bombers and other aircraft was about confusing seekers with image-matching capability on incoming munitions, a senior U.S. military technologist has confirmed.
Russia putting tires on top of bombers and other aircraft was about confusing seekers with image-matching capability on incoming munitions, a senior U.S. military technologist has confirmed. This is ...