defense electronic countermeasures
1electronic countermeasures — noun electronic warfare undertaken to prevent or reduce an enemy s effective use of the electromagnetic spectrum • Syn: ↑ECM • Hypernyms: ↑electronic warfare, ↑EW • Hyponyms: ↑electronic deception, ↑jamming, ↑ …
2electronic countermeasures — the use of electronic technology to jam and deceive enemy radars, esp. those used for air defense and interception. Abbr.: ECM [1965 70] * * * …
3Electronic Defense Laboratories — Electronic Defense Laboratories, located in Mountain View, California, known in the 1960s and 1970s simply as EDL , was a semi private corporate entity essentially funded by the Department of Defense, but drew heavily on civilian scientific… …
4Electronic voting — Election technology Certification of voting machines Independent Testing Authority (ITA) NVLAP VVSG End to end auditable voting systems Help America Vote Act Independent verific …
5United States Department of Defense aerospace vehicle designation — A United States Department of Defense aerospace vehicle designation is determined by a detailed protocol which identifies all aircraft, helicopters, rockets, missiles, spacecraft, and other aerial vehicles in military use by the United States… …
6Infrared countermeasures — (IRCM) are devices designed to protect aircraft from infrared homing ( heat seeking ) missiles by confusing the missiles infrared guidance system so that they will miss their target. History First deployed during the Vietnam War, they have been… …
7active air defense — A direct defensive action taken to destroy attacking enemy aircraft or reduce the effectiveness of an air attack. It includes attacking enemy aircraft in air, electronic countermeasures, and action by air defense artillery and surface to air… …
8active air defense — noun air defense by the use aircraft or missiles or artillery or electronic countermeasures • Hypernyms: ↑air defense …
9Common Infrared Countermeasures program — CIRCM, the Common Infrared Countermeasures program, is a United States Army initiative intended to develop a lightweight, low cost and modular laser based infrared protection system for U.S. helicopters and light fixed wing aircraft. The… …
10Man-portable air-defense systems — An SA 7 in use Man portable air defense systems (MANPADS or MPADS) are shoulder launched surface to air missiles (SAMs). They are typically guided weapons and are a threat to low flying aircraft, especially helicopters. Contents …
