electronic_warfare (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *electronic warfare*:
NOUN	act	electronic warfare, EW	military action involving the use of electromagnetic energy to determine or exploit or reduce or prevent hostile use of the electromagnetic spectrum

English > *electronic warfare*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning	military action involving the use of electromagnetic energy to determine or exploit or reduce or prevent hostile use of the electromagnetic spectrum.
Synonym	EW
Category	military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine	The military forces of a nation
Narrower	electromagnetic intrusion	The deliberate insertion of electromagnetic energy into transmission paths with the objective of confusing or deceiving operators
	electronic counter-countermeasures, ECCM	electronic warfare undertaken to insure effective friendly / friendly use of the electromagnetic spectrum in spite of the enemy's use of electronic warfare
	electronic countermeasures, ECM	electronic warfare undertaken to prevent or reduce an enemy's effective use of the electromagnetic spectrum
	electronic warfare-support measures, ESM	electronic warfare undertaken under direct control of an operational commander to locate sources of radiated electromagnetic energy for the purpose of immediate threat recognition
Broader	military action, action	A military engagement

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