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Euronaval 2018: 'Light' boom as Type 31e passes PQQ

25th October 2018 - 16:47 GMT | by Beth Maundrill, Richard Thomas in Paris

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Numerous shipbuilders and designers showcased a range of light multirole frigates and corvettes at this year’s Euronaval in Paris as demand for such platforms increases.

One such programme is the well-known Type 31e requirement for the UK’s Royal Navy. While the programme had hit some stumbling blocks earlier in 2018, a new deadline for the restarted pre-qualification questionnaire came on 19 October, the UK MoD said.

How much information will be released by the MoD between now and the award of the contract is likely to be sparse as an MoD spokesperson said that the ministry is unlikely to

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