Top facts to know about GBU-43, 'the mother of all bombs'

The United States of America just dropped the biggest non-nuclear bomb in Afghanistan targeting Islamic State militants. 

Here are the top facts you must know about this bomb.

>> Commonly known as the Mother of all Bombs, the GBU-43 or the Massive Ordinance Air Blast, is a large yield non-nuclear bomb

>> The bomb, developed by Albert Weimorts of the United States military, was first tested in 2003

>> The GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast is a 21,600-pound, GPS-guided explosive

>> According to military information website Deagel, MOAB costs around $16 million (Rs 103 crore) per unit. So far, the US military has spent $314 million on the production of the explosive

Image: The GBU-43/B launched from a MC-130E Combat Talon I at Eglain Air Force Base in Florida on November 21, 2003. Photograph: US Air Force photo/Reuters