# Cognitive Electronic Warfare **Entity class:** AI-enabled electronic-warfare approach ## Definition **Cognitive electronic warfare** applies adaptive algorithms, machine learning, signal classification, and automated decision support to sense and respond within changing electromagnetic environments. The goal is to recognize unfamiliar emitters or behaviors and adapt more quickly than fixed libraries and manually programmed countermeasures permit. ## Relationships - **parent domain:** [[wiki/Electronic Warfare|Electronic Warfare]]. - **operational framework:** [[wiki/Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations|Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations]]. - **experimentation:** [[wiki/Thunderstorm Technology Demonstration and Experimentation|Thunderstorm Technology Demonstration and Experimentation]]. - **collection:** [[collections/Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment|Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment]]. ## Sources / Provenance - [Association of Old Crows — mission-critical summits](https://crows.org/events/summits/) ## Simple Reminders, Quotations, and Thoughts > "Electronic Warfare - Electromagnetic Support (ES): High bandwidth, fast tuning, high dynamic range with ultra-low receiver technologies that search, intercept, identify, and locate intentional and unintentional electromagnetic energy for the purpose of threat recognition, targeting, planning, and conduct of future operations." > **— USSOCOM**, *accessed September 23, 2026, USSOCOM Capability Areas of Interest* [[reminders/Surveillance/Electronic Support Should Find Threat Emissions for Recognition and Targeting by USSOCOM|Electronic Support Should Find Threat Emissions for Recognition and Targeting by USSOCOM]]