Would modern navies return to distinctive national colours?

Could warships return to distinctive national colours rather than grey?

Distinctive dazzle patterns are suggested, while predictable national colours would make recognition easier.

A return to distinctive colours is considered possible in the form of disruptive camouflage. The black-and-buff example is rejected because a readily recognized national scheme would give image-recognition systems an easier target. The distinction is between a conspicuous pattern that confuses classification and colours that advertise it.