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ECM is practiced by nearly all military units—land, sea or air. Aircraft, however, are the primary weapons in the ECM battle because they can "see" a larger patch of earth than a sea or land-based unit. When employed effectively, ECM can keep aircraft from being tracked by search radars, [[surface-to-air missile]]s or [[air-to-air missile]]s. |
ECM is practiced by nearly all military units—land, sea or air. Aircraft, however, are the primary weapons in the ECM battle because they can "see" a larger patch of earth than a sea or land-based unit. When employed effectively, ECM can keep aircraft from being tracked by search radars, [[surface-to-air missile]]s or [[air-to-air missile]]s. |
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A new form of "electronic countermeasures" has recently been devloped to use technical means to defeat illegal conduct on the internet, including hacking, identity theft, sabotage, piracy, blackmail, cyber-stalking and extortion. |
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==Examples of dedicated electronic countermeasures aircraft== |
==Examples of dedicated electronic countermeasures aircraft== |
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Electronic countermeasures (ECM) are a subsection of electronic warfare which includes any sort of electrical or electronic device designed to fool radar, sonar, or other detection systems like IR (infrared) and Laser. It may be used both offensively or defensively in any method to deny targeting information to an enemy. The system may make many separate targets appear to the enemy, or make the real target appear to disappear or move about randomly. It is used effectively to protect aircraft from guided missiles. Most air forces use ECM to protect their aircraft from attack. That is also true for military ships and recently on some advanced tanks to fool laser/IR guided missiles. Frequently is coupled with stealth advances so that the ECM system has an easier job. On aircraft ECM can take the form of an attachable underwing pod or could be embedded in the airframe. Active arrays radars like those mounted on the F-22 or the F-35 can also act as an ECM device to track, locate and eventually jam enemy radar. Previous radar types were not capable to perform those activities because of: - the inability of the antenna to use suboptimal frequencies ; - the processing power needed; - the impossibility to practically intermix or segment antenna usages.
Offensive ECM often takes the form of jamming. Defensive ECM includes using blip enhancement and jamming of missile terminal homers.
ECM is practiced by nearly all military units—land, sea or air. Aircraft, however, are the primary weapons in the ECM battle because they can "see" a larger patch of earth than a sea or land-based unit. When employed effectively, ECM can keep aircraft from being tracked by search radars, surface-to-air missiles or air-to-air missiles.
A new form of "electronic countermeasures" has recently been devloped to use technical means to defeat illegal conduct on the internet, including hacking, identity theft, sabotage, piracy, blackmail, cyber-stalking and extortion.
Examples of dedicated electronic countermeasures aircraft
See also
References
- Electronic Counter Measures (PDF) (Lee Pucker)
- "Electronic Countermeasures Against Copyright Infringement on the Internet: Law and Technology," by Joseph D. Schleimer, Esq. Journal of Internet Law (November, 2001)