China demonstrated carrier-killer missile strike At a testing ground in the Xinjiang desert, China showed the defeat of a full-scale mock-up of an American aircraft carrier by the DF-26B ballistic missile. The DF-26B is an anti-ship modification of the Dongfeng-26 rocket, which is in service with the Rocket Forces of the PLA. Due to its ability to hit large surface targets, the missile is often called the "carrier killer".