AN/SLQ-32 (including SEWIP Block upgrades)
Country: United StatesManufacturer: Raytheon / Lockheed Martin (SEWIP Block 2) / Northrop Grumman (Block 3)
Naval EW suiteUnited States—
A family of surface-ship electronic-warfare suites modernised through the SEWIP block program. Electronic support and electronic attack capabilities depend on the installed variant; later upgrades are not implied for every ship.
Naval EW suite // Surface-ship electronic-warfare installations
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Data trust
- Reliability
- Partially verified
- Sources
- AN/SLQ-32 (including SEWIP Block upgrades)U.S. Navy · Accessed
- Last reviewed
- Confidence level
- Identity and general role are publicly documented. Manufacturer capability statements remain claims; classified, configuration-dependent and uncorroborated performance figures are omitted.
Historical profile
SEWIP Block 1 addresses legacy equipment and surveillance improvements; Block 2 improves electronic support, while Block 3 adds upgraded electronic attack. Ticonderoga and Arleigh Burke are linked as host families, not as evidence that every ship received every upgrade.
Variants
- Legacy AN/SLQ-32(V) configurations
- SEWIP Block 1
- SEWIP Block 2
- SEWIP Block 3
