Why HMS Tamar received a dazzle scheme for the Indo-Pacific

Should HMS Tamar's new dazzle paint scheme raise an eyebrow before her Indo-Pacific deployment?

Yes; several navies were reviving visual camouflage for regional deployments because it could still complicate an opponent's visual acquisition.

Several navies sending ships to the region had revived dazzle or other distinctive camouflage schemes. The pattern does not make a ship invisible, but it can make visual acquisition and rapid interpretation more difficult. Ordinary grey or ceremonial white serves peacetime identification and presentation, while a deployment associated with greater operational risk creates a different incentive. Tamar's scheme is a practical reminder that visual detection still matters alongside modern sensors.