China builds full-scale US warship replica for missile target practice

The mock-up is reportedly being used for missile target practice and training.

China conducts rare long-range missile test, rattling U.S. allies

The strategic missile was fired into the Pacific from a nuclear-powered submarine, state media reported, in the Chinese military’s first such test since 2024.
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China Makes New US Warship Target for Missile Tests, Images Show

China has built a new US destroyer replica at a remote missile-testing site in its northwestern desert, satellite imagery shows, a target analysts say could be used to test anti-ship weapons.

China builds full-scale US warship replica for missile target practice, satellite images show

Satellite images reveal China built a US destroyer replica for testing. This replica is situated at a Xinjiang test range for ...