The Type 076 landing helicopter dock (NATO reporting name: Yulan-class landing helicopter assault[6]), also known as the Type 076 amphibious assault ship (Chinese: 076型两栖攻击舰) in its native China, is an upcoming class of amphibious assault ship serving the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN).[7] Compared to the preceding Type 075, the Type 076 is significantly larger in both displacement and flight deck dimensions.[8]
It features a twin-superstructure design,[8] a stern well dock,[9] a CATOBAR system of electromagnetic catapult, and arresting gears for operating light fixed-wing aircraft — likely unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAV) such as the GJ-21, making it both a landing helicopter dock (LHD) and a drone carrier.[2]