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From: climber@uvicctr.UVic.CA.UUCP (climber)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: About F/A-18
Message-ID: <985@uvicctr.UVic.CA.UUCP>
Date: 24 Mar 90 23:52:48 GMT
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In article <1845@awdprime.UUCP> robin@reed.UUCP (Robin D. Wilson/1000000) writes:
>In article <1209@sdrc.UUCP> evtracy@sdrc.UUCP (Tracy Schuhwerk) writes:
>>In article <22045@watdragon.waterloo.edu>, ypcazabon@rose.waterloo.edu (Yvan Cazabon) writes:
>>> I believe ECM is short for "Electronic Counter Measures" 
>>> I've always been dependent on the kindness of NET-strangers.
>>Your belief is correct.  ECM is the acronym for Electronic Counter Measures.
>>It'll help keep ground radar from picking you up as quick.
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
>
>I don't think so.  I believe it allows ground radar to pick you up quicker,

Actually, ECM (standing for Electronic Counter Measures) is simply a term
standing for possibly several systems to electronically foil the enemy.
Some systems include signal jammers (lots of noise so a seeking system 
cannot lock on), blip enhancers when several systems are trying to decoy
to each other, etc).  Originally, ECM was simply jamming, nowadays its
possibly several systems that have evolved to deal with different types
of target aquisistion and tracking systems.  Try the guys on sci.military,
there are some decent folks there with a tremendous amount of experience and 
information on hand.   Hope I was of service.

Craig   climber@sol.UVic.ca