BLU-109 vs GBU-43/B MOAB
| 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 |
| 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 | 874 kg ◉ |
| Warhead | 250.0 kg ◉ |
| Length | 2.39 m ◉ |
| Diameter | 370 mm ◉ |
| Guidance | -- |
| Warhead type | Tritonal |
| Weight | 9,800 kg ◉ |
| Warhead | 8482.0 kg ◉ |
| Length | 9.19 m ◉ |
| Diameter | 1030 mm ◉ |
| Guidance | GPS satellite-guidance |
| Warhead type | Composition H-6 |