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Euronaval 2018: Naval Group produces another sub concept with SMX 31

23rd October 2018 - 12:11 GMT | by Richard Thomas in London

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Ever keen to demonstrate new ideas in the maritime domain, Naval Group took the opportunity on the opening day of Euronaval in Paris to highlight another new submarine concept that is being used to explore technologies that could be integrated into future platforms.

The SMX-31, at least on the digital screen, would be a 3,400t, 70m-long stealth submarine, designed with long-term surveillance and monitoring at its core. Conceptually, the maximum diving depth could be 250m and be capable of a maximum speed of 20kt.

Typical payloads included between 16-46 ‘heavy weapons’, ROVs, UUVs and AUVs.

However, the programme is instead

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