In the middle of the carrier is a pronounced ‘island’, possibly topped with more radar reflectors, which mimics the command deck of an actual carrier. The target is surrounded by tall poles which could be topped with high-speed cameras, sensors, or radar reflectors to gather data on missile tests. He estimated the length of the target to be around 568ft – half the size of a real-life Nimitz – and said it appears to be fixed into the ground. The images were captured by Colorado-based firm Maxar Technologies and supplied to analyst H I Sutton, otherwise known as Covert Shores, who identified the shape of the carrier as a Nimitz-class. The mock-up appears to be a half-sized replica of a Nimitz-class carrier (file image) and is located in a sparse region with one facility located close by
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