Class overview
Operators	People's Liberation Army Navy
Preceded by	Type 075 landing helicopter dock
General characteristics
Type	Amphibious assault ship
Displacement	48,000 t (47,000 long tons) (full load)
Length	252.3 m (828 ft) (flight deck)[1]
Beam	45 m (148 ft) (flight deck)[1]
Installed power	2 × 21 MW gas turbine[4] 6 × 6 MW diesel[4] Total: 78 MW (105,000 shp) Integrated power system
Propulsion	IEP
Boats & landing craft carried	2 × Type 726 Yuyi class LCAC
Aircraft carried	Helicopters[2] UCAV[3][2]
Aviation facilities	Hangar deck

The Type 076 landing helicopter dock is a planned class of Chinese amphibious assault ship.^[5] Compared to the Type 075, the Type 076 is expected to have an electromagnetic catapult and arresting gear for operating fixed-wing aircraft, likely unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAV).^[3]

Development

In mid-2020, official request for proposals (RFP) associated with the Type 076 were discovered on the Internet. Specifications from the RFPs were for a 21 MW gas turbine and diesel powerplants, a medium-voltage direct current integrated power system, and a well deck. The specified aviation equipment included a "UAV deck", a munition elevator, a 30-ton flight deck elevator, an electromagnetic CATOBAR system for light aircraft, most likely UCAVs.^[3]

Design

H. I. Sutton of the Forbes believes the Type 076 will have a full-length flight deck.^[2] The ship will likely operate helicopters and UCAVs;^[5][3][2] the Hongdu GJ-11 and Flying Dragon-2 UCAVs may be candidates.^[2] A well deck may also be included.^[3]