Definition

Noun: 1. Electronic jamming over a wide range of frequencies simultaneously: A form of electronic warfare where a broad spectrum of radio frequencies is flooded with interfering signals at the same time, intended to disrupt all communications or radar systems within that range.

Usage

• Barrage jamming is a non-selective electronic countermeasure.
• The primary purpose of barrage jamming is to create a wide-area denial of the electromagnetic spectrum.
• Effective barrage jamming requires significant power to cover multiple frequencies.

Examples

• The aircraft employed barrage jamming to protect itself from enemy radar-guided missiles.
• Barrage jamming can render an entire communications network useless by saturating all its operating frequencies with noise.
• A disadvantage of barrage jamming is that it can also interfere with friendly communications.

Advanced Usage

• Technical Context: In military electronics, barrage jamming is often contrasted with "spot jamming," which targets a single, specific frequency. Barrage jamming sacrifices precision for breadth of coverage.

Variants and Related Words

• Barrage jammer (n): The electronic device or system that performs barrage jamming.
  • The ship was equipped with a powerful barrage jammer.
• Electronic jamming (n): The broader category of warfare that includes barrage jamming, spot jamming, and other techniques.
• ECM (n): Abbreviation for Electronic Countermeasures, the field encompassing jamming and other tactics.

Synonyms

• Broadband jamming
• Wideband jamming

Related Phrases

• To deploy barrage jamming: To activate or use barrage jamming.
  • The unit was ordered to deploy barrage jamming over the battlefield.
• Subject to barrage jamming: Being affected by barrage jamming.
  • The enemy's sensors were subject to barrage jamming throughout the operation.

Noun

1. electronic jamming over a wide range of frequencies simultaneously