Why are so many US military aircraft painted grey?

Why are so many US military aircraft painted grey?

Military aircraft come in all shapes and sizes, but these days nearly all of them have one thing in common: they are painted grey. Boring, monotonous grey. But military aviation has a colorful history: from the invasion stripes and red tails of World War II to the bare metal of Korea and the camo schemes of Vietnam. So what happened? Turns out science, art and logistics all play a role in how the U.S. military paints its aircraft for battle. Air…