That’s a good question. Is the bigger motor designed to improve speed, range, or both?

And yeah, the article mentions that it still spins.

The thing I don’t get is why, with it’s PK in testing and simplicity, they don’t stick them on the later Burkes where the Phalanxs used to be. Other countries are doing something similar, why not the US? Yes, I’m aware of ESSM but the thing about RAM is it’s not dependent on illumination so they can just hose those babies off in a saturation attack without tying up the radar. Sounds like a case of jumping over a dollar to save a dime to me. :confused: