An American F-111 carrying BLU-107 Durandals in December 1981.
Type
Anti-runway bomb
Place of origin
France
Service history
In service
1977–present
Used by
United States, France, Israel
Wars
Gulf War (1991)
Production history
Manufacturer
Matra (now MBDA)
Specifications
Mass
200 kg (440 lb)
Length
2.7 m (8 ft 10 in)
Diameter
22.3 cm (8.8 in)
Warhead weight
100 kg (220 lb) primary charge 15 kg (33 lb) secondary charge
Named after a mythical medieval French sword, the Durandal is an anti-runway penetration bomb developed by the French company Matra (now MBDA), designed to destroy airport runways and exported to several countries. A simple crater in a runway could be filled in without issue, so the Durandal uses two explosions to displace the concrete slabs of a runway, thus making the damage to the runway far more difficult to repair.
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