China demonstrated a missile strike designed to destroy aircraft carriers. At a training ground in the Xinjiang desert, China demonstrated the defeat of a full-size model of a US aircraft carrier with a DF-26B ballistic missile. The DF-26B is an anti-ship modification of the Dongfeng-26 missile, which is in service with the PLA Missile Forces. Due to its ability to hit large surface targets, the missile is often referred to as "the aircraft carrier killer".

China demonstrated a missile strike designed to destroy aircraft carriers. At a training ground in the Xinjiang desert, China demonstrated the defeat of a full-size model of a US aircraft carrier with a DF-26B ballistic missile. The DF-26B is an anti-ship modification of the Dongfeng-26 missile, which is in service with the PLA Missile Forces. Due to its ability to hit large surface targets, the missile is often referred to as "the aircraft carrier killer".