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electronic warfare

British  

noun

  1. the military use of electronics to prevent or reduce an enemy's effective use and to protect friendly use of electromagnetic radiation equipment

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Further advances in electronic warfare were less of a priority for the Pentagon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Private owners of critical infrastructure can likewise request electronic warfare equipment as interceptors run out, though it is operated by the military, which integrates these systems into the country’s overall air-defense system.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

Drones with autonomous functions reduce their dependence on communications links and can continue despite jamming and other forms of electronic warfare.

From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2026

The defence source described the UK's terrestrial electronic warfare capability as "world leading, and more".

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

In a way this was electronic warfare, in the true sense of the word.

From Terminal Compromise: computer terrorism: when privacy and freedom are the victims: a novel by Winn Schwartau

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