USAF Developing New 2,000-lb. Fragmentation Bomb

Credit: BLU-109: USAF
DESTIN, Florida—The U.S. Air Force is developing a 2,000 lb.-class bomb called BLU-136 that will rain down metal fragments on enemy forces as a replacement for cluster munitions, which are being phased out by the Pentagon because they leave unexploded ordnance. The terrifying weapon is four-times...

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