BLU-107 Durandal vs GBU-43/B MOAB
| 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 GBU-43/B MOAB is a U.S.-developed, 2003-introduced, large-yield conventional bomb primarily used for destroying hardened targets, notable for its sheer size and explosive power. | |
| Origin | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Category | Penetration Bomb |
| Type | Large-yield conventional bomb |
| Manufacturer | Air Force Research Laboratory |
| Service year | 2003 |
| Number produced | 15 units |
| Estimated unit price | $0.2 million |
| Weight | 195 kg ◉ |
| Warhead | 115.0 kg ◉ |
| Length | 2.70 m ◉ |
| Diameter | 223 mm ◉ |
| Guidance | -- |
| Warhead type | Primary and secondary charge |
| Weight | 9,800 kg ◉ |
| Warhead | 8482.0 kg ◉ |
| Length | 9.19 m ◉ |
| Diameter | 1030 mm ◉ |
| Guidance | GPS satellite-guidance |
| Warhead type | Composition H-6 |