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ES
The sensing division of electronic warfare: searching for, intercepting, and locating sources of radiated electromagnetic energy to build situational awareness and cue other actions. ES feeds both immediate threat warning and longer-term intelligence.
The sensing division of electronic warfare: searching for, intercepting, and locating sources of radiated electromagnetic energy to build situational awareness and cue other actions. ES feeds both immediate threat warning and longer-term intelligence.
Why it matters
Electronic support is the listening half of EW that builds the picture an operator acts on — detecting, identifying, and locating emitters so both intelligence and immediate response have something to work with.
Standards & authorities
- Joint Publication 3-85 (Joint Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations)
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What is ES?
The sensing division of electronic warfare: searching for, intercepting, and locating sources of radiated electromagnetic energy to build situational awareness and cue other actions. ES feeds both immediate threat warning and longer-term intelligence.
Why does ES matter for defense and counter-UAS operators?
Electronic support is the listening half of EW that builds the picture an operator acts on — detecting, identifying, and locating emitters so both intelligence and immediate response have something to work with.
What standard or authority governs ES?
ES is defined or governed by Joint Publication 3-85 (Joint Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations).