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| Air Force to buy 15-ton bombs from Boeing |
| 2009-06-10 |
| The Air Armament Center at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., announced Monday the service will buy 20 massive bombs designed to destroy hard targets or targets deep underground. At 30,000 pounds, the Massive Ordnance Penetrator, developed by the Air Force and Boeing, promises to be the largest guided bomb flown on any bomber. Five bombs will be used for tests. The price is still being negotiated and a contract with Boeing should be signed by the end of this year. Development plans call for flight tests to begin by June 2011. Only the B-2 Spirit bomber will be able to carry the 30,000 weapon, which will use Global Positioning System signals or inertial guidance to find their target. There has been little or no mention of the Deep Digger bomb since it was announced 4 years ago. I wonder if it was so good, that they decided to keep it under wraps? |
| Posted by:Anonymoose |
| #9 Frank G, so, in other words - no. I'm surprised Bambi hasn't canceled this program already, since it seems like it could be a threat to the two remaining members of the Axis of Evil. |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2009-06-10 21:35 |
| #8 Paleos, Norks, and Iranians love to burrow, and so does our munitions. Anticipate jellification and free burial if we have a CiC with the spine to use it |
| Posted by: Frank G 2009-06-10 20:50 |
| #7 Boom! Boom! Out go the lights! I love it! |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2009-06-10 18:42 |
| #6 sound about right for underground nuclear facilities that a couple countries not too be named have |
| Posted by: funky skunk 2009-06-10 14:04 |
| #5 Daisy Cutters are a totally different thing. Big, but not designed for deep penetration. I'm not sure but I suspect the Penetrators are designed around 'shaped' charges. Really, really BIG shaped charges. (EFPs are very small, focused shaped charges designed for armor penetration). |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2009-06-10 10:58 |
| #4 MOP - Strategic bunker buster. B2 carries 2. MOAB - Modern daisy cutter |
| Posted by: ed 2009-06-10 10:53 |
| #3 Right on...Daisy Cutters are back in business. |
| Posted by: Art 2009-06-10 10:26 |
| #2 All your underground bunkers are belong to us! |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2009-06-10 08:07 |
| #1 Don't hide in the caves, they'll just be your graves. |
| Posted by: Mike 2009-06-10 07:52 |