electronic countermeasures

pl n

(Military) military (in electronic warfare) actions intended to interfere with an enemy's use of electromagnetic radiation equipment

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Noun

electronic countermeasures - electronic warfare undertaken to prevent or reduce an enemy's effective use of the electromagnetic spectrum

ECM

electronic warfare, EW - military action involving the use of electromagnetic energy to determine or exploit or reduce or prevent hostile use of the electromagnetic spectrum

electronic deception - the deliberate use of electromagnetic energy in a manner intended to convey misleading information

electronic jamming, jamming, jam - deliberate radiation or reflection of electromagnetic energy for the purpose of disrupting enemy use of electronic devices or systems

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Harris will manufacture and deliver integrated defensive electronic countermeasures, or IDECM, jammers for the F/A-18C/D/E/F variants, with deliveries under the new contract expected to be completed by May 2021.

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