BLU-107 Durandal vs BLU-109
| 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 |
| The BLU-109 is a United States penetrator bomb introduced in 1985, featuring a thick steel casing designed to breach reinforced concrete structures before detonation. | |
| Origin | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Category | Penetration Bomb |
| Type | Hardened penetration bomb |
| Manufacturer | Lockheed Martin |
| Service year | 1985 |
| Number produced | 30,000 units |
| Estimated unit price | NA |
| Weight | 195 kg ◉ |
| Warhead | 115.0 kg ◉ |
| Length | 2.70 m ◉ |
| Diameter | 223 mm ◉ |
| Warhead type | Primary and secondary charge |
| Weight | 874 kg ◉ |
| Warhead | 250.0 kg ◉ |
| Length | 2.39 m ◉ |
| Diameter | 370 mm ◉ |
| Warhead type | Tritonal |