The Russians have tested a new air-delivered bomb that betters the explosive power of USAF’s massive ordnance air blast weapon. (The acronym MOAB also stands for its popular name, the mother of all bombs.) Associated Press reports that the Russian bomb is “four times more powerful” than the MOAB. Back to the old one-up game
A top Pentagon tech official called on industry this week to help the military develop “lighter, more efficient” directed energy weapons designed to go on aircraft and conduct special operations missions or down drones—areas where the Air Force’s directed energy efforts have been quiet as of late.