The Aviationist

China’s Type 076 LHD Sichuan Believed to Have Tested EMALS Catapult for the First Time

The Sichuan is the only amphibious assault Landing Helicopter Dock in the world to feature an Electromagnetic Launch System. The catapult aboard China’s massive Type 076 LHD (Landing Helicopter Dock) ...

New footage offers full view of China’s Type 076 amphibious assault ship Sichuan; delivery expected soon: expert

Screenshot of new footage offers full view of China's Type 076 amphibious assault ship Sichuan Photo: china.cnr.com. A widely ...
Crypto Briefing

Chinese Type 076 vessel Sichuan enhances combat capabilities in South China Sea

China's Type 076 vessel Sichuan enhances combat capabilities in the South China Sea. Invasion of Taiwan by December 31, 2027 ...
The Diplomat

Type 076 Warship Highlights PLA’s Shift Toward Unmanned Aerial Dominance

A week ago, the Sichuan (51), the first Type 076 landing helicopter dock (LHD), completed its first sea trial. It hasn’t received the same international attention as the launch of China’s newest ...
Shephard Media

Type 076 apparition emerges from the Chinese mist

Speculation has been rife on the internet about an innovative new class of ship for the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN): a landing helicopter dock (LHD) vessel, labelled as the Type 076, that is ...
scmp.com

China confirms PLA Navy’s new Type 076 amphibious assault ship will be a drone carrier

China’s newly launched Type 076 amphibious assault ship will play a key role in boosting uncrewed combat capabilities, a navy commander has said, in the first official acknowledgement of the warship’s ...
Global Times

China's first Type 076 amphibious assault ship "Sichuan" completes maiden sea trial

China's first Type 076 amphibious assault ship, the Sichuan, returned to the shipyard in Shanghai at around 5 p.m. Sunday after completing its maiden sea trial. The three-day mission tested the ...
scmp.com

PLA’s Type 076 drone carrier on fast track to deployment with apparent second sea trial

The PLA’s new “drone carrier”, a key asset for potential amphibious operations against Taiwan, appears to have conducted its second sea trial, marking quick progress towards deployment amid heightened ...
Shephard Media

China advances construction of its innovative Type 076 amphib

The construction of the People’s Liberation Army Navy’s (PLAN’s) advanced Type 076 amphibious assault vessel has been progressing rapidly at Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard in Shanghai. News about a special ...
The Star

China’s Type 076 Sichuan is a next-level amphibious assault ship

China’s latest amphibious warship is designed to take sea-to-land assaults to the next level – a vessel capable of launching fighters and fixed-wing drones like never before. The new-generation Type ...
The National Interest

Taiwan’s Nightmare: China Building Fleet of Type 076 Amphibious Landers

The People’s Republic of China is making all the rounds on international media recently. That’s because China has made a series of, frankly, shocking announcements about its growing military ...