ELINT
Noun
Meaning
intelligence derived from electromagnetic radiations from foreign sources (other than radioactive sources)
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An inventory of ELINT sources might identify the medium - and long-range counter-artillery radars in a given area.
ELINT for meaconing Meaconing citation is the combined intelligence and electronic warfare of learning the characteristics of enemy navigation aids, such as radio beacons, and retransmitting them with incorrect information.
Electronic Support data can be used to produce signals intelligence (SIGINT), communications intelligence (COMINT) and electronics intelligence (ELINT).
Complementary relationship to COMINT Combining other sources of information and ELINT allows traffic analysis to be performed on electronic emissions which contain human encoded messages.
ELINT data are usually highly classified, and are protected as such.
Flights close to the border continued, now including the first ELINT -equipped U-2s.