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* Improved shallow-water operations, because only the inlet needs to be submerged
* Increased maneuverability, by adding a steerable nozzle to create [[vectored thrust]]
* Noise reduction, resulting in a low [[sonar]] signature; this particular system has little in common with other pump-jet propulsors and is also known as "shrouded propeller configuration";<ref name="fas">{{cite web|url=https://fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ship/weaps/mk-48.htm|title=FAS Military Analysis Network: MK-48 Torpedo}}</ref>{{Better source needed|reason=Can't find anything related to noise reduction in this link.|date=March 2023}} applications:
** [[Warships]] designed for [[Stealth ship|low observability]], for example the [[Swedish Navy|Swedish]] {{Sclass|Visby|corvette}}.
** [[Submarine]]s, for example the [[Royal Navy]] {{Sclass|Trafalgar|submarine|4}} and {{Sclass|Astute|submarine|4}}, the [[United States Navy|US Navy]] {{Sclass|Seawolf|submarine|4}} and {{Sclass|Virginia|submarine|4}}, the [[French Navy]] {{Sclass|Triomphant|submarine|4}} and [[French Barracuda-class submarine|''Barracuda'' class]], and the [[Russian Navy]] {{Sclass|Borei|submarine|4}}.
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