So the new Corvette will be a RSI designed ship that may be released for concept sale quite soon. Personally I'm happy it's going to be RSI, not loving the recent Idris shots of the bridge. Price wise I think it's going to be in the 1k to 1.2k mark.
If the Idris (frigate) is the mini carrier, with a large gun. And the Jav (destroyer) is focused on its large turret canons. What will the focus be for the Corvette, also I'm sure the main question will be on its internal hangar size. Also isn't the Bengal Carrier a RSI ship, which could hint to the Corvette being a dedicated carrier only ship... It's a stretch I know. :)
EDIT: Also the Connie holds a dedicated fighter. So this could be a direction RSI go in.
The Corvette will be roughly 100-110 metres long and will be the ship that the Idris was originally intended to be before Foundry 42 got their mitts on it! :)
it'll likely have room for a single ship, possibly two, and their main role will likely be as escort to fleets of larger ships (frigates, destroyers, carriers, etc). My expectation is that they will be faster than the Idris and slightly less armed, probably requiring a crew of around 10.