Pluto Plus vs REMUS (vehicle): Specs Compared

AUncrewed maritime systems

Pluto Plus

Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV)

BUncrewed maritime systems

REMUS (vehicle)

autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs)

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Pluto PlusPluto Plus own specification · Length

2.25 m

Length source ↗

REMUS (vehicle)REMUS 6000 · Length

3.84 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Measured figures

Head to head

10 of 25 rows sourced on both sides

2.25mPluto Plus own specification · Length

3.84mREMUS 6000 · Length

LengthScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

2.25 m

Pluto Plus own specification · Length

Single source

2250 mm^[source]Pluto Plus own specification

2.3 m

REMUS 300 · Length

Single source

3.84 m

REMUS 6000 · Length

Single source

3.84 metres (12.6 ft)^[source]REMUS 6000

2.3 m (7 ft 7 in)^[source]REMUS 300

580mmPluto Plus own specification · Width

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Width

All recorded figures & sources

0.58 m

Pluto Plus own specification · Width

Single source

580 mm^[source]Pluto Plus own specification

770mmPluto Plus own specification · Height

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Height

All recorded figures & sources

0.77 m

Pluto Plus own specification · Height

Single source

770 mm^[source]Pluto Plus own specification

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710mmREMUS 6000 · Diameter

Diameter

All recorded figures & sources

0.19 m

REMUS 300 · Diameter

Single source

0.71 m

REMUS 6000 · Diameter

Single source

0.324 m

REMUS 600 · Diameter

Single source

71 centimetres (28 in)^[source]REMUS 6000

12.75-inch (32.4 cm)^[source]REMUS 600

19 cm (7.5 in)^[source]REMUS 300

320kgPluto Plus own specification · Mass

67.6kg

MassScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

320 kg

Pluto Plus own specification · Mass

Single source

320 kg^[source]Pluto Plus own specification

45.4 kg

REMUS 300 · expeditionary configuration · Mass

Single source

67.6 kg

REMUS 300 · long-endurance configuration · Mass

Single source

56 kg

REMUS 300 · standard configuration · Mass

Single source

56 kg (123 lb)^[source]REMUS 300 · standard configuration

45.4 kg (100 lb)^[source]REMUS 300 · expeditionary configuration

67.6 kg (149 lb)^[source]REMUS 300 · long-endurance configuration

11km/h

19km/hMaximum; REMUS M3V · Speed

SpeedScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

11.112 km/h

Maximum; Pluto Plus own specification · Maximum speed

Single source

6 kn^[source]Pluto Plus own specification

5.6 km/h

Cruise; REMUS 100 · Cruise speed

Single source

5.6 km/h

Cruise; REMUS 600 · Cruise speed

Single source

9.3 km/h

Maximum; REMUS 100 · up to

Single source

9.3 km/h

Maximum; REMUS 300 · up to

Single source

9.3 km/h

Maximum; REMUS 6000 · up to

Single source

9.3 km/h

Maximum; REMUS 600 · up to

Single source

15 km/h

Maximum; REMUS 620 · Speed

Single source

18.52 km/h

Maximum; REMUS M3V · Speed

Single source

up to 5 knots (9.3 km/h)^[source]REMUS 6000

8 knots (15 km/h)^[source]REMUS 620

up to 5 knots (9.3 km/h)^[source]REMUS 600

3 knots (5.6 km/h)^[source]REMUS 600

up to 5 knots (9.3 km/h)^[source]REMUS 300

up to 5 knots (9.3 km/h)^[source]REMUS 100

3 knots (5.6 km/h)^[source]REMUS 100

10 knots^[source]REMUS M3V

0.4km

509kmREMUS 620 · up to

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

0.4 km

Sonar measurement range, not vehicle travel range · Range

Single source

0.5 m to 120 m (optional 400 m)^[source]Sonar measurement range, not vehicle travel rangeSource text · numeric interpretation needs review

165 km

REMUS 300 · Range

Single source

370 km

REMUS 620 · synthetic-aperture sonar configuration · Range

Single source

509 km

REMUS 620 · up to

Single source

up to 275 nmi (509 km)^[source]REMUS 620

200 nmi (370 km)^[source]REMUS 620 · synthetic-aperture sonar configuration

165 km (89 nmi)^[source]REMUS 300

2–6h

110hREMUS 620 · up to

EnduranceScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

2–6 h

Pluto Plus operating endurance · Endurance

Single source

2 to 6 hours^[source]Pluto Plus operating endurance

22 h

REMUS 100 · up to

Single source

30 h

REMUS 300 · up to

Single source

22 h

REMUS 6000 · up to

Single source

70 h

REMUS 600 · up to

Single source

78 h

REMUS 620 · synthetic-aperture sonar configuration · Endurance

Single source

110 h

REMUS 620 · up to

Single source

up to 22 hours^[source]REMUS 6000

up to 110 hours^[source]REMUS 620

78 hours^[source]REMUS 620 · synthetic-aperture sonar configuration

up to 70 hours^[source]REMUS 600

up to 30 hours^[source]REMUS 300

up to 22 hours^[source]REMUS 100

100kgPluto Plus own specification · Payload

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Payload

All recorded figures & sources

100 kg

Pluto Plus own specification · Payload

Single source

100 kg^[source]Pluto Plus own specification

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

Pluto Plus and REMUS (vehicle) configuration
Specification	Pluto Plus	REMUS (vehicle)
Complement	Not applicable	—
Operator source entry	Egyptian Navy - 3 in service, (under a $10.6 million fixed-price contract in 2009 with The Columbia Group )^[source] Italian Navy - GAETA class (installed by end 2019, after the class' modernisation programme)^[source] Norwegian Navy - 6 in service, 2 on 3 Oksøy-class mine hunters^[source]	—
Type	Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV)^[source]	autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs)^[source]
Role	underwater mine identification and destruction by militaries^[source]	mine countermeasures missions^[source]
Manufacturer	Gaymarine Srl in Lomazzo ( Italy )^[source]	Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution^[source] Hydroid Inc^[source]
Licensee	The Columbia Group is the exclusive licensee for fabrication of the Pluto Plus in the United States .^[source]	—
Propulsion	battery operated^[source]	—
Specification type (source wording)	USV^[source]Pluto Plus own specification	—
Maximum operating depth	300 m underwater^[source]Pluto Plus own specification	6000m^[source]REMUS 6000 600m^[source]REMUS 600 305 m (1,001 ft)^[source]REMUS 300 100 meters^[source]REMUS 100 300 meters^[source]REMUS M3V
Armament	Manipulator arm for placing explosive charges^[source]Pluto Plus own specification	—
Guidance	Remote-controlled, Autonomous^[source]Pluto Plus own specification	—
Country of origin	Italy^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 1, row 5, cell 6; revision 1377745376; retrieved 2026-09-30	United States^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 4, row 6, cell 2; revision 1373693597; retrieved 2026-09-30
Designer	—	Oceanographic Systems Lab (OSL)^[source]
Configuration	—	all are torpedo-shaped vessels with reconfigurable sensors^[source]

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Pluto Plus

REMUS (vehicle)

Complement

Not applicable

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Operator source entry

Egyptian Navy - 3 in service, (under a $10.6 million fixed-price contract in 2009 with The Columbia Group )^[source]

Italian Navy - GAETA class (installed by end 2019, after the class' modernisation programme)^[source]

Norwegian Navy - 6 in service, 2 on 3 Oksøy-class mine hunters^[source]

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Type

Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV)^[source]

autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs)^[source]

Role

underwater mine identification and destruction by militaries^[source]

mine countermeasures missions^[source]

Manufacturer

Gaymarine Srl in Lomazzo ( Italy )^[source]

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution^[source]

Hydroid Inc^[source]

Licensee

The Columbia Group is the exclusive licensee for fabrication of the Pluto Plus in the United States .^[source]

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Propulsion

battery operated^[source]

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Specification type (source wording)

USV^[source]Pluto Plus own specification

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Maximum operating depth

300 m underwater^[source]Pluto Plus own specification

6000m^[source]REMUS 6000

600m^[source]REMUS 600

305 m (1,001 ft)^[source]REMUS 300

100 meters^[source]REMUS 100

300 meters^[source]REMUS M3V

Armament

Manipulator arm for placing explosive charges^[source]Pluto Plus own specification

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Guidance

Remote-controlled, Autonomous^[source]Pluto Plus own specification

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Country of origin

Italy^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 1, row 5, cell 6; revision 1377745376; retrieved 2026-09-30

United States^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 4, row 6, cell 2; revision 1373693597; retrieved 2026-09-30

Designer

—

Oceanographic Systems Lab (OSL)^[source]

Configuration

—

all are torpedo-shaped vessels with reconfigurable sensors^[source]