BLU-109 vs GBU-57 MOP
| 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-57 MOP, a U.S. munition introduced in 2011, is a 30,000-pound bomb designed to destroy hardened, deeply buried targets. | |
| Origin | 🇺🇸 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 | 874 kg ◉ |
| Warhead | 250.0 kg ◉ |
| Length | 2.39 m ◉ |
| Diameter | 370 mm ◉ |
| Guidance | -- |
| Warhead type | Tritonal |
| Weight | 14,000 kg ◉ |
| Warhead | 2423.0 kg ◉ |
| Length | 6.25 m ◉ |
| Diameter | 800 mm ◉ |
| Guidance | GPS/INS |
| Warhead type | High-explosive |