ELINT is the collection of electronics intelligence, typically the collection of the target's electronic countermeasures capabilities, including such things as jamming capability, electronic deception capability, and other electronic emanations. ELINT overlaps the areas of RADINT (Radar Intelligence) , COMINT (Communications Intelligence) , and TELINT (Telemetry Intelligence...i.e. intercepts of space vehicle telemetry during launch, in orbit, or during terminal stages) since these areas are also concerned primarily with electronic emissions. ELINT can be gathered by means of airborne platforms, ships on or below the sea, and in rising numbers via satellites .

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Last Updated: 11/15/95