Disambiguation evidence for BLU-109 bomb via surface form

"BLU-109"


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Predicate Object
bodyMaterial thick steel casing
category bunker buster
compatibleWith AGM-130
compatibleWith AGM-142 Popeye variants
compatibleWith GBU-10 Paveway II
compatibleWith GBU-24 Paveway III
compatibleWith GBU-27 Paveway III
compatibleWith BLU-109 bomb self-linksurface differs
surface form: GBU-28 bunker buster
compatibleWith GBU-32 JDAM
surface form: GBU-31 JDAM
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
designedBy United States Air Force
designedTo penetrate before detonation
designedToWithstand high impact forces
diameter approximately 370 mm
explosiveFiller PBXN-109
explosiveFiller Tritonal
explosiveFillerMass approximately 240 kg
fuzing delay fuze
guidanceProvidedBy external guidance kits
instanceOf air-dropped bomb
instanceOf conventional munition
instanceOf penetrator bomb
introducedInPeriod 1980s
launchPlatform bomber aircraft
launchPlatform fighter aircraft
length approximately 2.4 m
natoDesignation BLU-109 bomb self-linksurface differs
surface form: BLU-109/B
penetrationCapability over 1.8 m of reinforced concrete under ideal conditions
replacedOrSupplementedBy BLU-116
replacedOrSupplementedBy BLU-109 bomb self-linksurface differs
surface form: BLU-118 thermobaric variant
role hard-target kill weapon
totalMass approximately 874 kg
usedBy United States Air Force
usedBy United States Navy
usedBy multiple NATO air forces
usedFor destroying deeply buried targets
usedFor destroying hardened targets
usedFor destroying reinforced concrete structures
usedIn guided bomb units
usedIn precision-guided munitions
usedInConflict War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
surface form: Afghanistan War
usedInConflict Gulf War
usedInConflict Iraq War
warheadType hardened penetrator warhead
warheadWeightClass 2000-pound class