In that role, the GBU-57 has displaced the smaller—but far more famous—Massive Ordnance Air Blast, popularly known as the “Mother of All Bombs” (MOAB). And the GBU-57 is one of the primary ...

Nicknamed the "Mother of All Bombs", the MOAB GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb was the most destructive non-nuclear weapon designed (when it was first designed). The first use of this bomb ...

A GBU-43 Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB) bomb is one of the most powerful conventional weapons in existence. The bomb weighs more than 10,000 kilograms and contains 8,164 kilograms of explosive.

American forces dropped the GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB) bomb on an ISIS cave complex in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, early in the morning local time on April 13, 2017.

What made this strike more newsworthy than most was its use of a GBU-43 bomb. The Massive Ordnance Air Burst Bomb (MOAB), known more colloquially as the “mother of all bombs” is the most ...

The bomb, officially called the GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB), was dropped from a MC-130 aircraft in the Achin district of Nangarhar province, Pentagon spokesman Adam Stump said ...

“Gallery of USAF Weapons." May 2013. Collins, Shannon. "What to Know About the GBU-43/B, ‘Mother of All Bombs." DOD Live. 14 April 2017. Wasserbly, Daniel. "U.S. Forces in Afghanistan Drop ...

The groundbreaking test saw Norwegian soldiers take control of two GBU-53 glide bombs released by two F-15Es and direct them towards the target. The ...

What made this strike more newsworthy than most was its use of a GBU-43 bomb. The Massive Ordnance Air Burst Bomb (MOAB), known more colloquially as the “mother of all bombs” is the most ...