Satellite image of a mock U.S. destroyer in the Chinese desert used for weapons testing.
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Satellite imagery shows China built a mock U.S. destroyer in Xinjiang Desert, likely for weapons testing

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Commercial satellite images taken in May 2026 show what analysts describe as a full-scale mock-up resembling a U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer at a remote test site in China’s Taklamakan Desert in Xinjiang. The target was first flagged publicly by Joseph Wu, co-founder of the Taiwan Defense Studies Initiative.

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President Lee Jae Myung visited a front-line Marine Corps unit on Yeonpyeong Island on Wednesday. He stressed the need for strong deterrence to ensure peace, on the eve of the 76th anniversary of the Korean War.

A Boeing 747 gifted by Qatar arrived at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Friday as the new presidential aircraft. President Donald Trump toured the plane and praised its design and capabilities. The jet will now undergo commissioning flights before entering service.

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Vice-chairman of China’s top military decision-making body Zhang Shengmin said a first-of-its-kind course for senior officers sharpened their ideological transformation during the closing ceremony at the National Defence University.

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