Father of All Bombs
| "The Father of All Bombs" (FOAB) | |
|---|---|
FOAB schematic | |
| Type | Thermobaric |
| Place of origin | Russia |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Russian Armed Forces |
| Produced | 2007 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 7,100 kg (15,650 lb) |
| Filling | High explosive and fine aluminium powder and ethylene oxide mix. |
| Blast yield | 44 t (97,000 lb) of TNT |
Aviation Thermobaric Bomb of Increased Power (ATBIP), nicknamed "Father of All Bombs" (FOAB; Russian: "Папа всех бомб", Пвб), is a Russian-designed, bomber-delivered thermobaric weapon.
This weapon was claimed to be the most powerful conventional (non-nuclear) weapon in the world, more powerful than GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast, which is often unofficially called "Mother of All Bombs" or MOAB.
FOAB was successfully field-tested in the late evening of 11 September 2007.