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Usa: tested the Moab superbomb

Washington, Usa - It's the heir of the Daisy Cutter

Its acronym, Moab, stands for "Massive Ordnance Air Blast", its weight is of 9,800 Kg and its coded name is Gbu-43/b, but it has been already renamed "the mother of all the bombs". It's the Usa superbomb tested last Friday in the base of Eglin, in Florida, after the adverse climatic conditions and a malfunction had cancelled two times the scheduled detonation. The device has been launched by a military...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 55538
Rome, Italy, 11/24/2003 18:21
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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