Electronic Protection/ EP

Definition

Electronic Protection covers waveform AJ features, emission control, antenna nulling, and tactics that preserve friendly spectrum use under attack. EP is the defensive subset of EW and is implemented at every layer from RF hardware to network routing.

Reference attributes

Subset of

Electronic Warfare

Examples

AJ waveforms, EMCON, nulling

Related terms

• Electronic Attack (EA)
  Use of EM energy to degrade, neutralize, or destroy adversary capability.
• Anti-Jam Techniques (AJ)
  Waveform and protocol techniques that preserve link integrity under deliberate jamming.
• Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations (EMSO)
  Joint doctrine integrating electronic warfare and spectrum management as a single discipline.