China builds 3D, 510-foot replica of US warship in the middle of the desert
World News China builds 3D, 510-foot replica of US warship in the middle of the desert By Ronny Reyes Published July 15, 2026, 5:59 p.m. Add The New York Post on Google China has quielty built a full 3D replica of a US Navy destroyer in the middle of the Taklamakan Desert — as experts have ominously warned Beijing uses such models to conduct military tests. Satellite images captured a model of what appeared to be a US Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the desert where Beijing has previously constructed mockups of American warships, according to images from the US-based satellite imaging company Vantor.
- ▪World News China builds 3D, 510-foot replica of US warship in the middle of the desert By Ronny Reyes Published July 15, 2026, 5:59 p.m.
- ▪Add The New York Post on Google China has quielty built a full 3D replica of a US Navy destroyer in the middle of the Taklamakan Desert — as experts have ominously warned Beijing uses such models to conduct military tests.
- ▪Satellite images captured a model of what appeared to be a US Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the desert where Beijing has previously constructed mockups of American warships, according to images from the US-based satellite imaging company
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