Meaning | military action involving the use of electromagnetic energy to determine or exploit or reduce or prevent hostile use of the electromagnetic spectrum. |
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Synonym | electronic warfare |
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Category | military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine | The military forces of a nation |
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Narrower | electromagnetic intrusion | The deliberate insertion of electromagnetic energy into transmission paths with the objective of confusing or deceiving operators |
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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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