The Pluto Plus is an

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(UUV) designed for use in underwater

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identification and destruction by

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. The vehicle is battery operated, has a maximum speed of 6 kt, and an endurance of 2 to 6 hours. Its ability to be fitted with a wireless link makes it suitable for

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purposes. The Pluto's UUV family is developed and build by the compan
Gaymarine Srl
in

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(

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). The Columbia Group is the exclusive

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for fabrication of the Pluto Plus in the

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- 3 in service, (under a $10.6 million fixed-price contract in 2009 with The Columbia Group) *

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** ''3rd Fleet Minesweeping Squadron'' of the ''Fleet Headquarters -'' 3 deployed on HS EVROPI (M 62) *

Italian Navy The Italian Navy (; abbreviated as MM) is one of the four branches of Italian Armed Forces and was formed in 1946 from what remained of the ''Regia Marina'' (Royal Navy) after World War II. , the Italian Navy had a strength of 30,923 active per ...

GAETA class The ''Lerici'' class is a class of minehunters constructed by Intermarine SpA and owned and operated by the Italian Navy. The class incorporates two subclasses: the first four ships are referred to specifically as the first series of the ''Leric ...

(installed by end 2019, after the class' modernisation programme) *

Norwegian Navy The Royal Norwegian Navy () is the branch of the Norwegian Armed Forces responsible for naval operations of Norway, including those of the Norwegian Coast Guard. , the Royal Norwegian Navy consists of approximately 3,700 personnel (9,450 in mob ...

- 6 in service, 2 on 3 Oksøy-class mine hunters *

Spanish Navy The Spanish Navy, officially the Armada, is the Navy, maritime branch of the Spanish Armed Forces and one of the oldest active naval forces in the world. The Spanish Navy was responsible for a number of major historic achievements in navigation ...

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