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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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Ukrainian drones have previously crashed in all three Baltic states, which share borders with Russia, with officials blaming the incidents on Russian electronic warfare.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

Space Force, which specializes in satellite defense and electronic warfare.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 1, 2026

They will visit a naval base, where Burnham will announce the sharing of the intellectual property behind the UK's new "Stone Cloak" electronic warfare system, enabling Ukraine to produce the technology at scale.

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

Boeing's MQ-28 Ghost Bat is an uncrewed aircraft, developed with the Royal Australian Air Force, to fly alongside crewed fighter jets carrying out electronic warfare and surveillance and to help multiply forces.

From Barron's Jul. 24, 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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