China's military has constructed mock-ups in the shape of a US Navy aircraft carrier and US warships, possibly for target practice, in the desert of Xinjiang, according to Maxar satellite images reviewed by the independent United States Naval Institute (USNI).
The independent U.S. Naval Institute says the dummy ships appear to include details like weapons systems and funnels. They're adding to concern over China's military ambitions.
Satellite images show that the Chinese military has built scale models of U.S. aircraft carriers and warships for ballistic missile testing in the country’s northwest desert.
China has built mock-ups of U.S Navy warships to use as possible target practice, according to images published Sunday by the company Maxar Technologies.
The outlines of an aircraft carrier and at least one destroyer have been spotted at a Chinese site the US Naval Institute says is used for target practice.
Satellite images show China has built mock-ups of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier and destroyer in its northwestern desert, possibly for practice for a future naval clash as tensions rise between the nations.
By AnneClaire Stapleton, Hannah Ritchie and Mitch McCluskey, CNN China’s military has constructed mockups in the shape of a US Navy aircraft carrier and US warships, possibly for target practice, according to Maxar satellite images reviewed by the independent United States Naval Institute (USNI).
China has constructed giant targets of U.S. warships, including an aircraft carrier, at a desert range site in the country’s central region, apparently as an aid for practicing attack missions.
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