Defense Primer: Electronic Warfare

Abstract

Electronic warfare (EW), as defined by the Department of Defense (DOD), are military activities that use electromagnetic energy to control the electromagnetic spectrum (the spectrum) and attack an enemy. The spectrum is a range of frequencies for electromagnetic energy. EW supports command and control (C2) by allowing military commanders access to the spectrum to communicate with forces, while preventing potential adversaries from accessing the spectrum to develop an operational picture and communicate with their forces. Some have argued that EW is a component of anti-access/area denial (A2/AD) campaigns.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 29, 2020
Accession Number
AD1114210

Entities

People

  • John R. Hoehn

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Airborne
  • Aircrafts
  • Area Denial
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Command And Control
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Electromagnetic Spectra
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Improvised Explosive Devices
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Operations
  • National Security
  • Radar
  • Reconnaissance Satellites
  • Space Based
  • Spectra
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Warfare

Readers

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  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies
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Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control
  • Microelectronics