USAF takes delivery new 30,000 lb. bunker buster bombs for B-2

[Ol Doc]

The Air Force has taken delivery from Boeing Co. (BA) of a new 30,000-pound bomb capable of penetrating deeply buried targets....The deliveries “will meet requirements for the current operational need,” he said....The bomb would be the U.S. military’s largest conventional penetrator. It’s six times bigger than the 5,000-pound bunker buster that the Air Force now uses to attack deeply buried nuclear, biological or chemical sites.

The B-2, developed by Falls Church, Virginia-based Northrop Grumman Corp. (NOC), has a shape and skin capable of evading radar. It’s the only U.S. bomber designed to penetrate air defenses such as those believed in use by North Korea and Iran. It’s also the only aircraft currently capable of carrying the new bomb.

So much for Iran's nuclear program Link to full story here

 

[Gman021]

World War 3 here we come!

 

[Fixxah]

Mother of all MOABS.

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[CRSIII]

My math is weak.

 

[Nana the Great]

Wouldn't it be a hoot if we dropped one or more of these on Iran, and blew the crap out of the oil reserves in the process?

 

[Knob Creek]

We need to take out the one gasoline refinery Iran has. And we don't need the MOAB to do it. That will upset the apple cart.

 

[Matt_SERE]

So much for Iran's nuclear program Full story here

Thanks for the post.

Possible LINK?

http://webfarm.bloomberg.com/news/2011-11-14/30-000-pound-bunker-buster-bomb-now-ready.html

 

[Ol Doc]

Thanks for the post.

Possible LINK?

http://webfarm.bloomberg.com/news/2011-11-14/30-000-pound-bunker-buster-bomb-now-ready.html

Sorry...senior moment. Thought I added the link. Just fixed it.

 

[Bob P]

 

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