China Builds First 3D Replica of US Destroyer in Xinjiang Missile Range

A full-scale model of an Arleigh Burke-class warship, under construction since October, marks an upgrade in China's anti-ship missile testing infrastructure.

Satellite imagery has confirmed a new structure on the Ruoqiang missile-testing range in Xinjiang: a full-scale, three-dimensional replica of a US Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, sitting in the sand thousands of miles from the nearest ocean. [1, 3, 8]

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