BETAB-500 vs BLU-107 Durandal
| The BETAB-500 is a Soviet/Russian concrete-piercing bomb designed to crater runways and penetrate reinforced concrete structures. | |
| Origin | 🇷🇺 Russia |
| Category | Penetration Bomb |
| Type | Concrete-Piercing Bomb |
| Manufacturer | Russian State Industry |
| Service year | -- |
| Number produced | -- units |
| Estimated unit price | NA |
| Introduced by France in 1977, the BLU-107 Durandal is an anti-runway weapon that utilizes a rocket-boosted penetrator to breach concrete surfaces before detonation. | |
| Origin | 🇫🇷 France |
| Category | Penetration Bomb |
| Type | Anti-runway penetration bomb |
| Manufacturer | Matra |
| Service year | 1977 |
| Number produced | -- units |
| Estimated unit price | NA |
| Maximum speed | Mach 1.0 |
| Weight | 477 kg ◉ |
| Warhead | 98.0 kg ◉ |
| Length | 2.20 m ◉ |
| Diameter | 350 mm ◉ |
| Warhead type | TNT equivalent |
| Maximum speed | NA |
| Weight | 195 kg ◉ |
| Warhead | 115.0 kg ◉ |
| Length | 2.70 m ◉ |
| Diameter | 223 mm ◉ |
| Warhead type | Primary and secondary charge |