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PASSIVE ELECTRONIC COUNTERMEASURE [1 record]

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Record 1 2022-01-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electronic Warfare
DEF

passive electronic countermeasures: Electronic countermeasures that do not radiate energy, including reconnaissance or surveillance equipment that detects and analyzes electromagnetic radiation from radar and communications transmitters, and devices such as chaff which return spurious echoes to enemy radar.

OBS

passive electronic countermeasure: designation usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • passive electronic countermeasures
  • passive electronic counter measures
  • passive electronic counter measure

French

Domaine(s)
  • Guerre électronique
OBS

contre-mesure électronique passive; contre mesure électronique passive : désignations habituellement utilisées au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • contre-mesures électroniques passives

Spanish

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