Satellite images show apparent mock-ups of US fifth-gen fighter jets and a runway with blast marks and craters in a Chinese desert

• China built mock-ups of US aircraft out in the Taklamakan Desert, satellite images show. 
• Apparent blast marks and craters suggest China may be using the area for target practice. 
• China has previously built mock-ups of US warships and carriers, likely for similar purposes.

Satellite images show what appear to be mock-ups of fifth-generation US aircraft, among other aircraft, out in a Chinese desert.