BLU-107 Durandal vs GBU-57 MOP
| 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 | π«π· France |
| Category | Penetration Bomb |
| Type | Anti-runway penetration bomb |
| Manufacturer | Matra |
| Service year | 1977 |
| Number produced | -- units |
| Estimated unit price | NA |
| The GBU-57 MOP, a U.S. munition introduced in 2011, is a 30,000-pound bomb designed to destroy hardened, deeply buried targets. | |
| Origin | πΊπΈ United States |
| Category | Penetration Bomb |
| Type | Precision-guided munition bunker buster bomb |
| Manufacturer | Boeing |
| Service year | 2011 |
| Number produced | 20 units |
| Estimated unit price | NA |
| Weight | 195 kg β |
| Warhead | 115.0 kg β |
| Length | 2.70 m β |
| Diameter | 223 mm β |
| Guidance | -- |
| Warhead type | Primary and secondary charge |
| Weight | 14,000 kg β |
| Warhead | 2423.0 kg β |
| Length | 6.25 m β |
| Diameter | 800 mm β |
| Guidance | GPS/INS |
| Warhead type | High-explosive |