electronic countermeasure
noun
: 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
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At the same time, its electronic warfare suite readies missiles capable of both active and passive jamming, signalling a transition from monitoring to full electronic countermeasure posture as the situation develops around the vessel, the South China Morning Post reported.
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Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 1 Feb. 2026
The jets were also equipped with Belarusian Talisman electronic countermeasure pods that are credited with increasing their survivability in the last Nagorno-Karabakh war.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes, 31 Jan. 2022
It has been said, too, that some of the first production B-58s will carry electronic countermeasure devices.
—Thomas E. Stimson, Popular Mechanics, 15 July 2021
The Russians claimed that electronic countermeasures and the Pantsir system blocked the attack.
—Tim Lister, CNN, 19 Sep. 2019
The surveillance-savvy among them encrypt their phone and data communications and employ electronic countermeasures.
—Fox News, 2 Oct. 2018
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Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 1 Feb. 2026
The jets were also equipped with Belarusian Talisman electronic countermeasure pods that are credited with increasing their survivability in the last Nagorno-Karabakh war.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes, 31 Jan. 2022
It has been said, too, that some of the first production B-58s will carry electronic countermeasure devices.
—Thomas E. Stimson, Popular Mechanics, 15 July 2021
The Russians claimed that electronic countermeasures and the Pantsir system blocked the attack.
—Tim Lister, CNN, 19 Sep. 2019
The surveillance-savvy among them encrypt their phone and data communications and employ electronic countermeasures.
—Fox News, 2 Oct. 2018
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“Electronic countermeasure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/electronic%20countermeasure. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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