electronic warfare

British

noun

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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An electronic warfare unit capable of disrupting enemy communications and radar will be set up in fiscal year 2026, which runs from April to March next year.

From BBC

Early versions of the drones were controlled by radio signals, but both sides are experts at electronic warfare and quickly found ways to jam them.

From BBC

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

Instead, current systems are forced to rely almost entirely on radio communication between drones that is easily disrupted by electronic warfare.

From The Wall Street Journal

The failure of Chinese and Russian air defences has also led to speculation of what kind of jamming or electronic warfare technology was deployed by the US in the air to aid the operation.

From BBC

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