GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast

The GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast is a large-yield bomb, developed for the United States military by Albert L. Weimorts, Jr. of the Air Force Research Laboratory. It was first tested in 2003. At the time of development, it was said to be the most powerful non-nuclear weapon in the American arsenal. The bomb is designed to be delivered by a C-130 Hercules, primarily the MC-130E Combat Talon I or MC-130H Combat Talon II variants. The bomb's name and nickname were inspired by Iraqi president Saddam Hussein's invocation of the "mother of all battles" during the 1991 Gulf War.

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2002  Wikimedia, Wikidata
GBU-43/B; Guided Bomb Unit 43/B; MOAB; Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb; Matka všetkých bômb; Mother Of All Bombs
length 30 foot, mass 21000 pound, 
guided bomb, United States Air Force, Royal Air Force, McAlester Army Ammunition Plant, United States, 

guided bomb, 

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Location: KML, Cluster Map, Maps,

Frameless

MOABdisplay

MOP m02008031400002

MOABprototype

MOAB bomb

MOAB bomb

April 12, 2003 anti-war protest -17- (50024332232)

MOABAFAM

MOAB glide bomb

MOAB grid fins 2

MOAB grid fins

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		MOABdisplay		Commons
commons	image		MOP m02008031400002		Commons
commons	image		MOABprototype		Commons
commons	image		MOAB bomb		Commons
commons	image		MOAB bomb		Commons
commons	image		April 12, 2003 anti-war protest -17- (50024332232)		Commons
commons	image		MOABAFAM		Commons
commons	image		MOAB glide bomb		Commons
commons	image		MOAB grid fins 2		Commons
commons	image		MOAB grid fins		Commons