Tandem motor actuator

In a projectile having a plurality of steering fins disposed in a first transverse plane of the projectile, the plurality of steering fins including a first fin opposing a second fin, and a third fin opposing a fourth fin, an actuator system for controlling the positioning of the plurality of steering fins comprising:

• a first forward motor assembly adapted to apply torque to a first output shaft coupled to the first fin and a second output shaft coupled to the second fin such that the first output shaft and the second output shaft rotate in a first rotational direction;
• a second rearward motor assembly adapted to apply torque to a third output shaft coupled to the third fin and a fourth output shaft coupled to the fourth fin such that the third output shaft and the fourth output shaft rotate in a second rotational direction,
• wherein the first motor assembly and second motor assembly are mounted axially along an axis of the projectile such that a first portion of the first motor assembly is telescopically received within a second portion of the second motor assembly.