The Type 076
landing helicopter dock is a class of planned Chinese
amphibious assault ship.
Compared to the
Type 075
The Type 075 landing helicopter dock (NATO reporting name: Yushen-class landing helicopter assault) is a class of Chinese amphibious assault ships built by Hudong–Zhonghua Shipbuilding for the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). It has a full ...
, the Type 076 is expected to have an electromagnetic
aircraft catapult and
arresting gear for operating fixed-wing aircraft, likely
unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAV).
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 megawatt
gas turbine and
diesel
Diesel may refer to:
* Diesel engine, an internal combustion engine where ignition is caused by compression
* Diesel fuel, a liquid fuel used in diesel engines
* Diesel locomotive, a railway locomotive in which the prime mover is a diesel engin ...
powerplants, a medium-voltage
direct current integrated power system, and a
well deck. The specified aviation equipment included a "
UAV
An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), commonly known as a drone, is an aircraft without any human pilot, crew, or passengers on board. UAVs are a component of an unmanned aircraft system (UAS), which includes adding a ground-based controller ...
deck", a munition elevator, a 30-ton flight deck elevator, an
electromagnetic catapult
An electromagnetic catapult, also called EMALS ("electromagnetic aircraft launch system") after the specific US system, is a type of aircraft launching system. Currently, only the United States and China have successfully developed it, and it i ...
and
arresting gear.
Design
H. I. Sutton of the ''
Forbes'' believes the Type 076 will have a full-length
flight deck.
The ship will likely operate helicopters and UCAVs;
the
Hongdu GJ-11 and Flying Dragon-2 UCAVs may be candidates.
A
well deck may also be included.
See also
*
People's Liberation Army Navy Surface Force
*
List of active People's Liberation Army Navy ships
The ship types in service with the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) include aircraft carriers, submarines, (both nuclear and conventional), amphibious transport docks, landing ships, tank, landing ships, medium, destroyers, frigates, co ...
References
Helicopter carrier classes
Amphibious warfare vessel classes
Amphibious warfare vessels of the People's Liberation Army Navy
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