BLU-109 vs BLU-82 Daisy Cutter
| 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 |
| American 6,800 kg blast bomb used from 1970 to 2008, originally designed for helicopter landing zones in Vietnam and later deployed in Afghanistan. | |
| Origin | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Category | Penetration Bomb |
| Type | Conventional Bomb |
| Manufacturer | -- |
| Service year | 1970 |
| Number produced | 225 units |
| Estimated unit price | NA |
| Weight | 874 kg ◉ |
| Warhead | 250.0 kg ◉ |
| Length | 2.39 m ◉ |
| Diameter | 370 mm ◉ |
| Guidance | -- |
| Warhead type | Tritonal |
| Weight | 6,800 kg ◉ |
| Warhead | 5700.0 kg ◉ |
| Length | 3.60 m ◉ |
| Diameter | 1422 mm ◉ |
| Guidance | Ground radar or on-board navigation |
| Warhead type | GSX slurry |