Electronic deception

In telecommunication, the term electronic deception means the deliberate radiation, reradiation, alteration, suppression, absorption, denial, enhancement, or reflection of electromagnetic energy in a manner intended to convey misleading information and to deny valid information to an enemy or to enemy electronics-dependent weapons.

Among the types of electronic deception are:

• Manipulative electronic deception – Actions to eliminate revealing or convey misleading, telltale indicators that may be used by hostile forces
• Simulative electronic deception – Actions to represent friendly notional or actual capabilities to mislead hostile forces
• Imitative electronic deception – The introduction of electromagnetic energy into enemy systems that imitates enemy emissions.

See also

• Simulated reality

References

•  This article incorporates public domain material from Federal Standard 1037C. General Services Administration. Archived from the original on 2022-01-22.