GBU-43/B MOAB - Wikipedia
The GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB, / ˈ m oʊ æ b /, colloquially explained as "mother of all bombs") is a large-yield bomb, developed for the United States military by Albert L. Weimorts, Jr. of the Air Force Research Laboratory.
Mother of all bombs: How powerful is US mega-weapon?
2017年4月13日 · The GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bomb (MOAB) - or, in military speak, Mother of All Bombs - was launched on Thursday. The target was said to be a network of tunnels operated by the...
First on CNN: US drops largest non-nuclear bomb in Afghanistan
2017年4月13日 · A GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bomb (MOAB), nicknamed the “mother of all bombs,” was dropped at 7:32 p.m. local time, according to four US military officials with direct knowledge of the...
What you need to know about the 'mother of all bombs' - Defense News
2017年4月13日 · WASHINGTON — The U.S. military just dropped "the mother of all bombs," the GBU-43/B, on a tunnel complex used by the branch of the Islamic State group in Afghanistan, marking the first time the...
GBU-43/B "Mother Of All Bombs" - GlobalSecurity.org
2003年3月11日 · The GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bomb [MOAB] weapon is a 21,000 lbs total weight GPS-guided munition with fins and inertial gyro for pitch and roll control. It is probable that this...
Five years later, it's still known as 'Mother of all bombs' - U.S. Air ...
2008年3月13日 · The MOAB, nicknamed the "Mother of all bombs," was rapidly produced in-house by Air Force Research Laboratory Munitions Directorate officials at Eglin Air Force Base. It started out simply as an idea and quickly made its way to the lab for prototype production.
What Is the "Mother of All Bombs" That the U.S. Just Dropped …
2017年4月13日 · A Massive Ordnance Air Blast—or more commonly known as the "Mother of All Bombs" (MOAB)—weapon is prepared for testing at the Eglin Air Force Armament Center on March 11, 2003. The MOAB is a...
Why America Dropped 'Mother of All Bombs' on ISIS in Afghanistan - NBC News
2017年4月14日 · On Thursday, the U.S. carried out its most high-profile attack on the group, dropping the so-called "mother of all bombs," whose real name is the GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb, or...
What to Know About the GBU-43/B, ‘Mother of All Bombs’
2017年4月14日 · It’s a “smart bomb” with GPS-guided munition. It’s got stabilizing fins and inertial gyro for pitch and roll control. It weighs 21,000 pounds! The MOAB delivers an 18,700-pound warhead known as...
“The Mother of All Bombs”: Understanding the Massive …
2017年4月15日 · The Massive Ordnance Air Blast Weapon (MOAB, known informally as the “Mother of All Bombs” and formally as the Guided Bomb Unit, or GBU, 43/B) has attracted a great deal of attention since it was dropped on ISIS fighters in eastern Afghanistan on 13 April.