30,000 lbs Bomb Pitched to USAF

Drudge | 12/14/01

[The Drowning Witch]

Northrop Grumman Pitches 30,000-Pound Guided Bomb To Air Force
Fri Dec 14 2001 10:40:25 ET

Northrop Grumman has briefed Air Force officials on a concept to field a 30,000-pound guided weapon, called 'Big BLU,' that could be used as a penetrator to destroy hardened targets that may house enemy leaders or weapons of mass destruction, DEFENSE DAILY reported on Friday.

The proposal may gain favor with the Pentagon as the military tries to kill Al-Qaeda leaders holed up in Afghan caves. An Air Force official said, however, that the weapon will have significant cost and schedule hurdles associated with aircraft integration, is only a concept and is not envisioned for use during the Afghan conflict.

[The Drowning Witch]

Overwhelming display of force and will is the only path to peace...

[The Drowning Witch]

damn article search...Sorry ffor the dupe post, folks....

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

Does this mean that that the USAF is happy with the 'Daisycutter' and are looking to trade up? Sounds like a plan to me!!

[Captainpaintball]

(standard reply for every Britney Spears, Laurie Dhue, and military weapons post..)

Lemme see pictures!

[HiTech RedNeck]

With something that heavy, why not just load it on a junked jumbo jet wired for remote control and fly it plane and all to the target, under protection of fighters. We can take a page from the book of the 9/11 terrorists.

[bluefish]

Cool. Soon, we will be able to do the same devastation as a nuke without the proverbial nuclear genie being let out of the bottle. Would be nice to have a bomb that can do what a nuke can do, without pesky radiation or nuclear politics getting in the way!

[Z-28]

I couldn't find "Big BLU," so here's JDAM...

[Captainpaintball]

She's HOT!!!