electronic countermeasure

noun

|Updated on: 3 Jul 2018

Definition of electronic countermeasure

: the disruption of the operation of an enemy's equipment (as by jamming radio or radar signals); also : the equipment used to produce the disruption

Recent Examples of electronic countermeasure from the Web

Crowe, who explored electronic countermeasures to drive the squirrels from 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.?

— john kelly, Washington Post, "In 1955, the White House waged warfare against some furry terrorists: squirrels," 14 Apr. 2018
Japan lacks expertise in avionics, systems integration, airframe development, software, electronic countermeasures and, perhaps most importantly, stealth technology.

— kyle mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "What Japan’s F-22/F-35 Fighter Hybrid Might Look Like," 23 Apr. 2018
The surveillance-savvy among them encrypt their phone and data communications and employ electronic countermeasures.

— Time, "Foreign Governments Could Be Using High-Tech Gadgets to Intercept Calls and Texts in Washington," 3 Apr. 2018
The surveillance-savvy among them encrypt their phone and data communications and employ electronic countermeasures.

— CBS News, "Rogue cellphone-tracking devices detected in Washington, feds say," 3 Apr. 2018
The surveillance-savvy among them encrypt their phone and data communications and employ electronic countermeasures.

— Fox News, "Homeland Security finds suspected listening devices in Washington," 3 Apr. 2018

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