China's military just revealed a never-before-seen hypersonic missile informally known as the assassin's mace, which reportedly can travel up to 10 times the speed of sound.

Without an adequate counter, the highly anticipated Dongfeng 21D missile may sink the U.S. Navy's heavy reliance on aircraft carriers by making them as obsolete as battleships, which fell out of favor after Japan's surprise attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941.

The Dongfeng 21D missile made an appearance at the military parade in Beijing Thursday to commemorate the 70th anniversary of World War II, The Fiscal Times reports. China brought 12,000 troops and an assortment of aircraft, missiles and tanks to bear for the demonstration. A total of 84 percent of weaponry was totally new.

Aside from stating that the weapon existed and was under development, China's Minister of Defense didn't utter a word about the DF-21D "carrier-killer" missile until the parade.