Directed-energy warfare — at the turn of the 21st century is an intelligence operations offensive capability involving actions taken to destroy or damage equipment, facilities, and injure or kill personnel using directed energy weapons, devices and counter measures.[1] It … Wikipedia
directed-energy protective measures — That division of directed energy warfare involving actions taken to protect friendly equipment, facilities, and personnel to ensure friendly effective uses of the electromagnetic spectrum that are threatened by hostile directed energy weapons and … Military dictionary
Directed-energy weapon — This article is about practical experiments with energy weapons. For fictional uses, see raygun. Humvee with Active Denial System mounted A directed energy weapon (DEW) emits energy in an aimed direction without the means of a projectile. It… … Wikipedia
High-energy radio-frequency weapons — (HERF) or High Power Radio Frequency weapons (HPRF) are weapons that use high intensity radio waves to disrupt electronics. They are a type of directed energy weapon. They operate similarly to electromagnetic pulse (EMP) devices, by inducing… … Wikipedia
Space warfare — is combat that takes place in outer space, i.e. outside the atmosphere. Technically, as a distinct classificationFact|date=August 2008, it refers to battles where the targets themselves are in space. Space warfare therefore includes ground to… … Wikipedia
Space warfare in fiction — Space warfare in science fiction has served as a central theme within the genre, tracing its roots back to the future war novels of the 19th century. (Space warfare can be found in even older works of fiction. Lucian of Samosata s True History… … Wikipedia
Cyber electronic warfare — (cyber EW) is any military action involving the use of electromagnetic energy to control the domain characterized by the use of electronics and the electromagnetic spectrum to store, modify, and/or exchange data via networked systems and… … Wikipedia
electronic warfare — Any military action involving the use of electromagnetic and directed energy to control the electromagnetic spectrum or to attack the enemy. Also called EW. The three major subdivisions within electronic warfare are: electronic attack, electronic … Military dictionary
Naval Surface Warfare Center Port Hueneme — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD), a component of the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), is a tenant command located at Naval Base Ventura County in Port Hueneme, California. In addition to its primary location at… … Wikipedia
electronic warfare — Any military action involving the use of electromagnetic and directed energy to control the electromagnetic spectrum or to attack the enemy. The three major subdivisions within electronic warfare are electronic attack, electronic protection, and… … Aviation dictionary
