Russia has started putting tires on top of its bombers and other aircraft, and now a U.S. military expert has confirmed the reason behind this strange tactic. The goal is to confuse high-tech missiles that use image-matching technology to find their targets.

A satellite image taken on August 28, 2023, showed a Russian Tu-95 Bear bomber with tires placed on its wings and fuselage (the main body of the plane) at Engels-2 Air Base. This airbase, located about 300 miles from the Ukraine bord...