, EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. — Eglin Air Force Base's Air Armament Center conducted a successful live test of the largest conventional bomb in the U.S. inventory at approximately 2:30 p.m. EST Nov. 21.
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.
The bomb separated cleanly from the aircraft at 20,000 feet and with its Global Positioning System and navigation system glided to its target area on Eglin's test range.
The weapon successfully detonated as planned and created a plume that rose more than 10,000 feet over the Florida Panhandle.
