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Russia reactivates Stalin-era bombs, aiming for precision with new tech
In contemporary warfare, heavy air bombs like the American 9-ton (about 19842 pounds) GBU-43/B MOAB (Mother of All Bombs) or the Russian 7-ton (about 15432 pounds) FOAB (Father of All Bombs ...
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Here’s Why It’s Called the “Mother of All Bombs”
These “blasts” weren’t all rhetorical. In 2017, Trump deployed the mighty GBU-43/B “Massive Ordnance Air Blast” (MOAB) bombs against the growing ISIS-K branch of the infamous Islamist ...
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Appendix D: Weapons Used in the Air War
GBU-10 Paveway II Laser-Guided Bomb (2,000 lb) 236 GBU-12 Paveway II Laser-Guided Bomb (500 lb) 7,114 GBU-16 Paveway II Laser-Guided Bomb (1,000 lb) 1,233 GBU-24 Paveway III Laser-Guided Bomb ...