Data Figure: U.S. MOP-enhanced giant earth-penetrating bomb ready for explosion experiments
82712 Xinhua news: August 27, according to Reuters news agency reported that the U.S. production of 12 giant urgent need "bunker destroyer" bombs.
1012 U.S. Air Force said Thursday, due to fear Iran and North Korea may be built underground nuclear facilities, U.S. forces hope to step up production of 10-12 giant "bunker destroyer" bombs.
·1012 Purchase of U.S. weapons, is responsible for the highest-ranking officer Lieutenant Makeshake Herford said: "The purchase of these weapons not only to test performance. In other words, the military seeks stockpiles of weapons. I think the number of acquired roughly 10 to 12. "
2 0 0 96800 Defense Department last month asked Congress from 2009 fiscal year budget allocation of 68 million U.S. dollars to step up production of this, called "bunker destroyer," the giant earth-penetrating bombs. 3 "Bunker destroyer" belongs to the non-nuclear weapons, with a total weight of about 3 million pounds of equipment in the long-range bombers.
This huge penetrating bombs manufactured by the Boeing Company can be precision-guided. Is designed to destroy deeply buried targets.
5300(2404)BLU-10910 From the Defense Threat Reduction Agency sources indicate that the "bunker spoilers" filled with explosives more than 5300 lbs (2404 kilograms), the explosive power of BLU-109 is more than 10 times. BLU- 1092000(907) BLU-109 is a "bunker saboteurs" before the most powerful ground-penetrating bombs, weight 2000 lbs (907 kg). Defense Threat Reduction Agency as the "bunker destroyer" R & D project funding and to manage it.
·B-220107 Andibulan this month, Air Force spokesman said that if Congress agreed to intensify the transfer of funds, then by the Northrop - Grumman-made B-2 stealth bomber "in July 2010 can be equipped with such a bomb before . "
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