ew

Noun
  1. Military action involving the use of electromagnetic energy to determine or exploit or reduce or prevent hostile use of the electromagnetic spectrum (synset 100956862)
    referred to in: armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation
    is a type of: action, military action - a military engagement
    subtypes:
    • ecm, electronic countermeasures - electronic warfare undertaken to prevent or reduce an enemy's effective use of the electromagnetic spectrum
    • eccm, electronic counter-countermeasures - electronic warfare undertaken to insure effective friendly use of the electromagnetic spectrum in spite of the enemy's use of electronic warfare
    • 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
    • electromagnetic intrusion - the deliberate insertion of electromagnetic energy into transmission paths with the objective of confusing or deceiving operators
    same as: electronic warfare

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