Autonomous, Armed, and Fast: Meet the Bengal MC Warship
26th April 2025
According to Eureka, the Bengal MC pushes the envelope further by introducing a fast-attack ship with heavy payload, high speed, and a range of 1,000 nautical miles (1,150 miles, 1,852 km) that has a modular construction, which allows it to be reconfigured to meet specific mission requirements. This means it can not only be used as an autonomous attack vessel, it can also act as a troop transport, landing support craft, electronic warfare platform, drone mothership, minelayer, or minehunter. In addition, it has facilities for a crew if the mission requires one.
This is made possible by its hull, which is configured to make it a Surface Effect Ship (SES), which travels on a cushion of air by combining the attributes of a hovercraft and a catamaran by trapping pressurized air beneath the hull. This reduces friction with the water and enables high speed.