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

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Example Sentences

But they proved vulnerable to electronic warfare -- the practice of jamming and intercepting enemy craft, causing them to drop out of the sky or lose connection to the operator.

From Barron's

Instead, current systems are forced to rely almost entirely on radio communication between drones that is easily disrupted by electronic warfare.

From The Wall Street Journal

The failure of Chinese and Russian air defences has also led to speculation of what kind of jamming or electronic warfare technology was deployed by the US in the air to aid the operation.

From BBC

The Boeing EA-18G Growler is a specialist in electronic warfare, a once neglected part of combat that has enjoyed a renaissance following its mass use in the Ukraine war.

From The Wall Street Journal

The budget also includes funding for drones and electronic warfare, missiles and new communications satellites.

From The Wall Street Journal