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	MOAB - Mother Of All Bombs fact sheet
		The MOAB is a precision-guided munition weighing 21,500 pounds and was dropped from a C-130 Hercules aircraft for the test.
		MOAB is a "modernization" of the BLU-82 "Daisy Cutter".
		The MOAB is an Air Force Research Laboratory technology project that began in fiscal year 2002 and is to be completed this year.
	www.globemaster.de /html/moab.html (124 words)

	GBU-43/B / "Mother Of All Bombs" / Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bomb
		The Air Force is said to call MOABs (pronounced MOE-ab) the mother of all bombs.
		Unlike the Daisy Cutter, the MOAB is released without the use of a parachute.
		Designated the GBU-43/B, and popularly known as MOAB -- Massive Ordnance Air Blast -- the 21,700-pound bomb was launched from an MC-130E Combat Talon I aircraft flown by a crew assigned to Eglin's 46th Test Wing.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/systems/munitions/moab.htm (375 words)

	My Way - News
		Officials said the bomb was developed in only nine weeks to be available for use this spring in the Iraq war, but commanders opted not to use it.
		Swinson said it was the last of four developmental tests for the MOAB -- nicknamed the "mother of all bombs" by some in the military.
		Lynda Rutledge, MOAB program manager at Eglin, said there were minor modifications to the MOAB tested on Friday compared to the one detonated in March, adding that the latest test sought to give commanders a chance to understand how the big bomb performs, particularly relating to targeting.
	news.myway.com /top/article/id/367649\|top\|11-21-2003::18:06\|reuters.html (469 words)

	Printer Friendly Version - Mother of All Bombs blows 'em away (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The bomb is packed with about 18,000 pounds of high explosive, enough to knock over tanks and annihilate anyone within several hundred yards of impact.
		Unlike earlier big bombs that were simply dropped out of planes, the MOAB is as accurate as a cruise missile.
		But as big as the MOAB is, it still packs less than a thousandth of the power of the atom bomb that devastated Hiroshima.
	www.nydailynews.com /news/wn_report/v-pfriendly/story/66452p-61918c.html (360 words)

	BBC - Action Network - - A3172358 - Mother of all Bombs
		America has tested their first ‘Mother of all Bombs’ and you don’t have to be Einstein to conclude that the bombs will soon be falling from the skies of Iraq.
		The new bomb that has satellite and inertial guidance, simply falls to earth under a stabilising parachute, the new weapon directs itself towards the target and could be dropped from a higher altitude.
		The bomb, which has been in development since last year, was dropped out of the rear of a C-130 transport plane over the test range at Eglin military base in Florida.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/collective/A3172358 (482 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Americas \| Fact file: Moab
		The new bomb was tested in the same way but differs significantly in having satellite and inertial guidance.
		The mayor of Moab, Utah - population 5,000 - wrote to the US president in February 2003 asking for another name to be used, fearing it would damage the town's image as a rural idyll famous for its outdoor pursuits.
		The biggest bomb that has been used in aerial warfare was the 22,000lb British World War II Grand Slam, designed by Barnes Wallis.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/americas/2843055.stm (421 words)

	Worldandnation: 'Mother Of All Bombs' tested
		The Air Force bomb test was declared a success, but Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld declined to say whether the bomb would be used in a war against Iraq.
		Rumsfeld indicated that the big bomb, which was dropped out the back of a C-130 transport plane, was as much a psychological tool as any weapon.
		MOAB is similar to but 40 percent heavier than the Air Force's next largest bomb, the 15,000-pound BLU-82, or "daisy cutter." In the Persian Gulf War, it was used to clear minefields.
	www.sptimes.com /2003/03/13/news_pf/Worldandnation/_Mother_Of_All_Bombs_.shtml (663 words)

	'Mother of all Bombs' prepared for Tikrit : Indymedia Belgium
		A Pentagon official was quoted on CNN as having confirmed that a Moab had been moved to an undisclosed forward base in the region.
		The Moab, which detonates 21,000lb of explosives above the ground, is dropped from a slow-moving C130 Hercules aircraft and is guided by the satellite-linked global positioning system.
		The Moab, which can create temperatures of up to 538C (1,000F), is also designed to obliterate chemical or biological agents concealed in bunkers.
	www.indymedia.be /print.php?id=57063 (377 words)

	Da Bomb - Meet the Air Force's "palace buster." By Fred Kaplan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		On the night of the test, ABC News reported that the bomb was "similar to a small nuclear weapon." Time magazine, in strikingly similar language, reported that it "packs the punch of a small nuclear weapon." Let's do the math.
		MOAB, on the other hand, works the same way as modern smart bombs: It's guided to the target either by GPS satellites or, if those fail for some reason, by inertial gyroscopes.
		MOAB also has wings; they're not powered, but they do allow the bomb to glide toward the target from a distance of at least a few miles, providing the pilot an additional measure of safety.
	slate.msn.com /id/2080106 (1280 words)

	'THE MOTHER OF ALL BOMBS': 21,500-LB. MONSTER MEANT TO SHOCK IRAQ INTO
		The terrifying bomb, officially called the Massive Ordnance Air Blast or MOAB, is the largest non-nuclear weapon in history and creates a fear-inspiring mushroom cloud after it is detonated.
		The MOAB is dropped from the rear door of a cargo plane, initially falling with a parachute to slow down its decent and allow the plane to get away safely.
		The bomb was originally designed to be used on large concentrations of troops or on underground complexes.
	www.globalsecurity.org /org/news/2003/030312-moab02.htm (591 words)

	CNN.com - MOAB bomb moved to Iraq war region - Apr. 10, 2003
		The bomb, nicknamed the "mother of all bombs," is officially known as the Massive Ordnance Air Blast.
		As conceived, the MOAB was to be used against large formations of troops and equipment or against hardened above-ground bunkers.
		The MOAB is deployed on a pallet from a C-130 aircraft.
	www.cnn.com /2003/WORLD/meast/04/09/sprj.irq.moab.gulf (420 words)

	US Tests 'Mother of All Bombs' In Florida
		The bomb packs 40 percent more power than America's current most powerful non-nuclear bomb, the 15,000-pound "Daisy Cutter," which was used to pound the caves of Tora Bora in Afghanistan in late 2001, Eglin officials said.
		The power of the 10.5-ton MOAB bomb falls far short of that generated by nuclear weapons, however.
		The MOAB is more precise, relying on the satellite positioning system to hit its mark.
	www.rense.com /general35/mob.htm (621 words)

	iafrica.com \| news \| world news US tests its 'mother of all bombs'
		The Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB) bomb, known informally as the "mother of all bombs," surpasses the 15 000-pound "daisy cutter" as the largest conventional bomb in the US inventory.
		The smaller "daisy cutter" was used in Vietnam to clear jungle for helicopter landing pads, in the 1991 Gulf War to clear minefields, and in Afghanistan to clear caves and strike fear in al-Qaeda and Taliban fighters.
		Development of the bomb began last year at the Air Force Research Laboratory at Eglin last and was due to be completed late this year.
	iafrica.com /news/worldnews/217675.htm (536 words)

	Mother of all bombs laid to rest - World - www.smh.com.au
		A massive weapon nicknamed Mother of All Bombs has become a museum piece, 15 months after it was tested to great fanfare as the war with Iraq loomed.
		The first operational MOAB was deployed to the war theatre on April 11, 2003.
		MOAB is a satellite-guided weapon intended to replace the 15,000-pound (6,750-kg) BLU-82, nicknamed Daisy Cutter, an unguided bomb that dates to the Vietnam War, where it was used to clear jungle for helicopter landing zones.
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2004/05/26/1085461804297.html (417 words)

	CNN.com - U.S. tests massive bomb - Mar. 11, 2003
		MOAB, privately known in military circles as "the mother of all bombs," has been under development since late last year.
		As originally conceived, the MOAB was to be used against large formations of troops and equipment or hardened above-ground bunkers.
		But military officials tell CNN that the MOAB is mainly conceived as a weapon employed for "psychological operations." Military officials say they hope the MOAB will create such a huge blast that it will rattle Iraq troops and pressure them into surrendering or not even fighting.
	www.cnn.com /2003/US/03/11/sprj.irq.moab (695 words)

	phorum - Science and Technology Forum at Asiawind - US tests 'mother of all bombs'
		The 10 metres long, 102cm wide bomb is officially named the Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb, but is more popularly known as the Mother Of All Bombs.
		The Moab is a lot similar to the 6800kg "daisy cutter", which was used to raze jungle for helicopter landing pads in Vietnam, to clear minefields in the 1991 Gulf War and more recently to blow out caves in Afghanistan.
		The Moab has a satellite guidance system and a tail kit to steer it to within about 13 metres of its target.
	www.asiawind.com /forums/read.php?f=5&i=685&t=685 (314 words)

	US tests 'mother of all bombs' - www.theage.com.au
		An Air Force cargo plane dropped the most powerful conventional bomb in the US arsenal onto a Florida test range today, producing a fiery blast and huge cloud in the last developmental step for a nearly 10-tonne behemoth dubbed the "mother of all bombs".
		Swinson said it was the final of four developmental tests for the MOAB -- nicknamed the "mother of all bombs" by some in the military -- but only the second in which it was detonated.
		The MOAB is envisioned as a successor to BLU-82, the 6,800kg "Daisy Cutter."
	www.theage.com.au /articles/2003/11/22/1069027365127.html (344 words)

	Mother of all bombs may be tested in Iraq war- The Times of India (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Mother of all bombs may be tested in Iraq war- The Times of India
		The bomb is called MOAB -- short for "Massive Ordnance Air Burst" bomb - and is the bigger version of the 15,000 pound "Daisy Cutter" used in Vietnam, the Gulf war and in Afghanistan.
		MOAB is a 21,000-pound bomb that will be pushed out of the back of a C-130 transport and guided by satellite because it is not dropped by parachute, as was the old Daisy Cutter.
	timesofindia.indiatimes.com /cms.dll/html/uncomp/articleshow?artid=38657992 (299 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The bomb dropped by an Air Force cargo plane, an MC-130 Combat Talon, and exploded at Eglin Air Force Base, producing a fiery blast and huge cloud, said Jake Swinson, a spokesman for the Air Armament Centre.
		The MOAB, which carried 8,482 kg of high-performance explosives, was detonated just above the ground when the tip of the 9.1-meter-long bomb hit the earth.
		Several of the bombs were reportedly shipped to the Gulf region in April.
	timesofindia.indiatimes.com /cms.dll/xml/uncomp/articleshow?msid=296312 (633 words)

	Mother of all bombs just a huge scare device - smh.com.au
		Washington: The huge bomb tested with much fanfare by the United States Air Force last week might be the "Mother of All Bombs", but it was also the only one in the US arsenal and, even if more could be be made quickly, they almost certainly would not be dropped on Iraq.
		And because the bomb causes devastation across a broad swathe it is unlikely to be used against anything but a large concentration of entrenched enemy troops - the kind of target likely to be armed with anti-aircraft weapons.
		The MOAB acronym echoes Saddam's 1990 threat that he would wage the "mother of all battles" against US troops.
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2003/03/17/1047749726966.html (558 words)

	Mirror.co.uk - News - All News Archive - THE MOTHER OF ALL BOMBS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The nuclear bomb which the United States dropped on Hiroshima in 1945 generated 15 kilotons of energy.
		Locals in the town of Pensacola 30 miles away from yesterday's bomb site were warned to be prepared for a massive explosion.
		Eglin spokeswoman senior airman Nicholasa Brown watched the bomb being dropped on the west side of the 724 square mile base as she sat in an office on the east side.
	www.mirror.co.uk /news/allnews/page.cfm?objectid=12725236&method=full&siteid=50143 (284 words)

	U.S. to Test 'Mother of All Bombs' at Florida Base (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		WASHINGTON - The U.S. military plans this week to conduct its final developmental test on the most powerful non-nuclear bomb in its arsenal, a weapon so big it is dubbed the "mother of all bombs," the Air Force said on Tuesday.
		The huge conventional bomb will be dropped from an MC-130 Combat Talon cargo plane onto a test range at the base, Swinson said.
		The MOAB has had just one previous live test when it was detonated at the same base on March 11, the week before the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, producing a large, mushroom-like cloud.
	www.veteransforpeace.org /US_to_test_mother_111903.htm (415 words)

	Print Message
		A Massive Ordnance Air Blast, or MOAB, weapon is prepared for testing at the Eglin Air Force Armament Center on Tuesday, March 11, 2003.
		The Air Force tested the MOAB, the biggest conventional bomb in the U.S. arsenal on Tuesday, March 11, 2003, in Florida.
		The nuclear bomb the United States dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, in 1945, generated 15 kilotons of energy.
	www.suite101.com /print_message.cfm/investing/81407/768196 (462 words)

	Military Photos
		This was a 7.5 ton bomb using a semi-liquid explosive for clearing landing zones in the Vietnam jungle.
		The terms "Daisy Cutter" actually comes from the four foot probe at the bottom of the bomb which triggered the explosion without creating a crater (helicopters don't like to land in craters.) The probe was later replaced with a radar altimeter fuze, but the nickname "Daisy Cutter" stuck.
		Like the Daisy Cutter, MOAB is shoved out the back of a cargo aircraft (usually a C-130, but since the MOAB uses GPS and higher altitude drops, the C-17 can probably be used as well.) MOAB is a highly destructive and terrifying weapon.
	strategypage.com /gallery?target=moab.htm (572 words)

	US tests Mother Of All Bombs
		The Mother Of All Bombs was tested at the Florida range, the US Air Force said on Saturday.
		At 9,545 kg, it is the largest conventional bomb in the US arsenal.
		The bomb is similar to the 6,800 kg Daisy Cutter, which was used in Vietnam, the 1991 Gulf war and Afghanistan.
	www.rediff.com /news/2003/nov/22bomb.htm (106 words)

	United Press International: Air Force tests MOAB monster bomb (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The MOAB's explosive blast is so massive it is similar to a small nuclear weapon, although he damage is much less, the Pensacola News-Journal reported.
		Known to many as "the mother of all bombs," it is the biggest non-nuclear bomb in United States' arsenal.
		Residents of the area were warned of the plans for the explosion Monday and told that all precautions would be taken to assure their safety.
	www.upi.com /view.cfm?StoryID=20030311-040832-2415r (359 words)

	'Mother of All Bombs' becomes museum piece (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - A massive weapon nicknamed "Mother of All Bombs" became a museum piece yesterday, 15 months after it was tested to great fanfare as the war with Iraq loomed.
		The first operational MOAB was deployed to the war theater on April 11, 2003.
		MOAB is a satellite-guided weapon intended to replace the 15,000-pound BLU-82, nicknamed "Daisy Cutter," an unguided bomb that dates to the Vietnam War, where it was used to clear jungle for helicopter landing zones.
	www.tucsoncitizen.com /index.php?page=national&story_id=052104b3_moab (418 words)

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