Event Brief
China builds U.S. destroyer target for missile tests
Filed: Jul 27, 2026 at 7:06 AM ET
Summary: Satellite images show a structure resembling a U.S. Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in Xinjiang used as a missile-test target.
WHO: China
WHAT: A structure resembling a U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer is shown in the Taklamakan Desert as a missile-test target.
WHEN: Jul 27, 2026 at 6:36 AM ET
WHERE: Taklamakan Desert, Xinjiang
WHY: It is used as a missile-test target.
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