GBU-43B (MOAB)

The GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB), commonly known as the “Mother of All Bombs,” is a large-yield, precision-guided conventional bomb developed by the United States Air Force. Designed for deployment from cargo aircraft, it targets surface-level threats in open terrain.
The MOAB delivers maximum blast effect and psychological impact, producing a wide overpressure radius with minimal penetration. It is not a bunker-buster, but a surface-level weapon intended for shock and area denial.
The MOAB has been used once in combat, on April 13, 2017, during a strike against Islamic State targets in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. It was deployed to destroy a tunnel complex and minimize risk to U.S. and Afghan forces2.
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