:For warfare on the Internet, see [[Cyberwarfare]]. Electronic warfare (EW refers to any action involving the use of the electromagnetic spectrum or Directed-energy weapon to control the spectrum, attack an enemy, or impede enemy assaults via the spectrum. The purpose of electronic warfare is to deny the opponent the advantage of, and ensure friendly unimpeded access to, the EM spectrum. EW can be applied from air, sea, land, and space by manned and unmanned systems, and can target communication, radar or other services.Joint Publication 3-13.1 Electronic Warfare EW includes three major subdivisions: Electronic Attack (EA), Electronic Protection (EP), and Electronic warfare Support (ES).

Divisions

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Electronic Support

Electronic Warfare Support (ES), is the subdivision of EW involving actions tasked by, or under direct control of, an operational commander to search for, intercept, identify, and locate or localize sources of intentional and unintentional radiated electromagnetic (EM) energy for the purpose of immediate threat recognition, targeting, planning, and conduct of future operations. An overlapping discipline, signals intelligence (SIGINT) is the related process of analyzing and identifying the intercepted frequencies (e.g. as a mobile phone or RADAR . SIGINT is broken into three categories: Signals intelligence#ELINT Signals intelligence#COMINT and FISINT Where these activities are under the control of an operational commander and being applied for the purpose of situational awareness, threat recognition, or EM targeting, they also serve the purpose of Electronic Warfare surveillance (ES).

Electronic attack

Electronic attack (EA) or electronic countermeasures (ECM) involves the use of the electromagnetic energy or anti-radiation weapons to attack personnel, facilities, or equipment with the intent of degrading, neutralizing, or destroying enemy combat capability and is considered a form of fires (see Joint Publication JP] 3-09, Joint Fire Support). EA operations can be detected by an adversary due to their active transmissions. Many modern EA techniques are considered to be highly classified information Examples of EA include communications jamming IADS suppression, Directed-energy weapon Laser applications expendable decoys (e.g., Flare (countermeasure) and Chaff (radar countermeasure) , and counter radio controlled improvised explosive device (C-RCIED) systems.

Electronic Protection

Image:E-4 advanced airborne command post EMP sim.jpg Boeing E-4 advanced airborne command post (AABNCP) on the electromagnetic pulse (EMP) simulator (HAGII-C) for testing.]] Electronic Protection (EP) (previously known as electronic protective measures (EPM) or electronic counter countermeasures (ECCM)) involves actions taken to protect personnel, facilities, and equipment from any effects of friendly or enemy use of the electromagnetic spectrum that degrade, neutralize, or destroy friendly combat capability. Jamming is not part of EP, it is an EA measure. The use of flare rejection logic on an Infrared homing to counter an adversary’s use of flares is EP. While defensive EA actions and EP both protect personnel, facilities, capabilities, and equipment, EP protects from the EFFECTS of EA (friendly and/or adversary). Other examples of EP include spread spectrum technologies, use of Joint Restricted Frequency List (JRFL), emissions control (EMCON , and low observability or "stealth".

See also

*Association of Old Crows *Signals intelligence#ELINT *Electronic Warfare Officer *Joint Functional Component Command for Network Warfare *Radio Reconnaissance Platoon *Electromagnetic pulse *Electromagnetic interference *Battle of Latakia the first use of EW in a naval battle *Historical Electronics Museum *Battle of the Beams *USACEWP (United States Army Computer Network Operations-Electronic Warfare Proponents) *Cyber Operations *No. 100 Group RAF *Fleet Electronic Warfare Center (FEWC) *Electronic harassment

References

*http://www.sci.fi/~fta/storm-01.htm Electronic Warfare in Operation Desert Storm] *http://www.crows.org Association of Old Crows] *http://www.stratign.com/electronic_warfare.htm Electronic Warfare Jamming Systems] *http://www.ausairpower.net/iw.html Information Warfare, Information Operations and Electronic Attack on APA] *http://www.tmd.co.uk/markets/electronic_warfare.asp Electronic Warfare Products] *http://www.sew-lexicon.com Space and Electronic Warefare Lexicon] *http://www.dtic.mil/doctrine/new_pubs/jp3_13_1.pdf#search Joint Publication 3-13.1 Electronic Warfare] *http://www.e-publishing.af.mil/shared/media/epubs/AFI10-706.pdf Air Force Instruction on Electronic Warfare (EW) Operations]

Further reading

* http://usacac.army.mil/cac2/Repository/FM336/FM336.pdf FM 3-36: Electronic Warfare In Operations. Safeguarding Soldiers Through Technology]. Fort Leavenworth http://usacac.army.mil/cac2/index.asp U.S. Army Combined Arms Center] (CAC), February 26, 2009 – PDF, 114 p., 4,5 MB. – See also:http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/25/AR2009022502250_pf.html John Milburn: Army manual raises emphasis on electronic warfare]. Washington Post February 26, 2009. * Jon Latimer, Deception in War London: John Murray, 2001 * David Adamy EW 101: A First Course in Electronic Warfare * David Adamy EW 102: A Second Course in Electronic Warfare * Joint Publication 3-13.1: Electronic Warfare http://www..dtic.mil/doctrine/jel/new_pubs/jp3_13_1.pdf] Category:Electronic warfare Category:Information operations ar:حرب إلكترونية da:Elektronisk krigsførelse de:Elektronische Kampfführung es:Guerra electrónica fa:جنگ الکترونیک fr:Guerre électronique gl:Guerra electrónica hr:Elektroničko ratovanje it:Guerra elettronica he:לוחמה אלקטרונית ms:Peperangan elektronik ja:電子戦 pl:Wojna elektroniczna pt:Guerra eletrónica ru:Радиоэлектронная борьба si:ඉලෙක්ට්‍රොනික යුධ කටයුතු sk:Elektronická vojna sl:Elektronsko bojevanje sh:Elektronski rat fi:Elektroninen sodankäynti sv:Elektronisk krigföring tr:Elektronik savaş uk:Радіоелектронна боротьба zh:電子作戰