China’s desert mock-up rehearses a US warship’s death at sea

This month, multiple media outlets reported that satellite imagery showed a detailed, full-scale replica of a US Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer in China’s remote Taklamakan Desert. Construction of the 155-meter mock-up began around October 2025 at the Ruoqiang Test Range in Xinjiang and was completed within six months. Located 2, 700 kilometers from the nearest The post China’s desert mock-up rehearses a US warship’s death at sea appeared first on Asia Times.

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