electronic warfare

combat involving electronics and directed energy
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electronic warfare
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electronic warfare

Summary

electronic warfare ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,222 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • electronic warfare is a type of warfare[2].
  • electronic warfare is a type of military branch[3].
  • electronic warfare is used for electronic countermeasure[4].
  • electronic warfare is used for Electronic Protection, EP[5].
  • electronic warfare is used for directed-energy weapon[6].
  • electronic warfare's Commons category is recorded as Electronic warfare[7].
  • electronic warfare's said to be the same as is recorded as Q108739234[8].
  • electronic warfare's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Electronic warfare[9].
  • electronic warfare's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'EW'}[10].
  • electronic warfare's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'ELSO'}[11].
  • electronic warfare's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'РЭБ'}[12].
  • electronic warfare's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'uk', 'text': 'РЕБ'}[13].
  • electronic warfare's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'EB'}[14].
  • electronic warfare's uses is recorded as electronics[15].
  • electronic warfare's uses is recorded as electromagnetic spectrum[16].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include warfare[2] and military branch[3].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include electronic countermeasure[4], Electronic Protection, EP[5], and directed-energy weapon[6].

Why It Matters

electronic warfare ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,222 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Uses electronics, electromagnetic spectrum
    Subclass of warfare, military branch
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