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China Tests Massive Drones Threatening U.S. Coastline

12/13/2025

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An American defense publication reports that China is testing underwater drones known as XXLUUVs.
The XXLUUVs could potentially blockade the Panama Canal or the U.S. West Coast.
The drones are described as among the largest and able to travel over 10,000 nautical miles, per satellite imagery and eyewitness accounts.
They may carry sea mines or up to 12 torpedoes, posing a low-risk threat to West Coast ports.

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An American defense publication reports that China is testing underwater drones known as XXLUUVs.
The XXLUUVs could potentially blockade the Panama Canal or the U.S. West Coast.
The drones are described as among the largest and able to travel over 10,000 nautical miles, per satellite imagery and eyewitness accounts.
They may carry sea mines or up to 12 torpedoes, posing a low-risk threat to West Coast ports.