The planned Aegis-equipped versions of the nuclear cruisers never reached service. Public-source limits prevent a detailed claim about the system's performance. The design attraction is still clear: reactor-generated electrical power could support a phased-array radar with an unusually large power supply. Nuclear propulsion therefore promised more than endurance, although this exceptional radar capability remained an unrealized proposal.
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Aegis promised exceptional radar power on a nuclear hull
The unrealized plan to fit Aegis to nuclear cruisers paired phased-array radar with the electrical output available from reactors.