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

During the Aces Spyglass exercise I saw real progress as the British forces drilled with drones and electronic warfare.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Kvertus, a Ukrainian company that makes anti-drone electronic warfare systems, said it had been approached by Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 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

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 • Feb. 20, 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