(DoD) The integrated employment of the core capabilities of electronic warfare, computer network operations, psychological operations, military deception, and operations security, in concert with specified supporting and related capabilities, to influence, disrupt, corrupt or usurp adversarial human and automated decision making while protecting our own. Also called IO. See also computer network operations; electronic warfare; military deception; operations security; psychological operations.
Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. 31 January 2011.
| APA | Military Dictionary (DoD). (2011). information operations. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/information_operations/definitions/1962176 |
| Chicago | Military Dictionary (DoD). 2011. "information operations" http://smartdefine.org/information_operations/definitions/1962176 (accessed September 20, 2026). |
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| MLA | Military Dictionary (DoD). "information operations" 4 April 2011. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/information_operations/definitions/1962176> |