Event Brief
China builds US destroyer replica for missile tests
Filed: Jun 24, 2026 at 5:04 AM ET
Summary: Satellite images show China built a US destroyer replica at a remote missile-testing site in its northwestern desert.
WHO: China
WHAT: Construction of a US destroyer replica at a remote missile-testing site for anti-ship missile weapon tests
WHEN: Jun 24, 2026 at 3:57 AM ET
WHERE: Northwestern desert missile-testing site, China
WHY: The replica is built to serve as a target for anti-ship weapons missile tests.
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