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

The UK's Defence Secretary, John Healey, told the BBC on Thursday that before the conflict Russia had been sharing intelligence and providing training to Iran on types of drones and electronic warfare.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

They have been evaluating defenses, training U.S. and allied forces, and helping with electronic warfare, sonic sensors and software.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

Since then, Moscow has started producing them domestically, and it has been adapting them to navigate and target more precisely as well as withstand electronic warfare jamming.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

By scrambling the networks used by Shaheds inside Ukraine's borders, these means of electronic warfare force Moscow's drones to alter their course and fly back towards Russia.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 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 Schwartau, Winn