MOAB does not work as advertised
The real story that the MOAB has not been deployed: it does not work. It was apparent at the public test the sheer amounts of unconsumed amounts of explosive laying around the test site after weapon "detonation" (it mostly deflagrated). The biggest conventional bomb in USAF inventory is still the BLU-82 "daisy cutter", also deployed of the back of a cargo plane (C-130).
The reason why Eglin AFB and the state of Florida tout this as a success story is simply to keep the money flowing in on this program. Eglin AFB is NOT the US Air Force. The test facilities and AFRL located at Eglin AFB are owned by AFMC (headquartered in Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio) who then reports to the Secretary of the Air Force at the Pentagon. Needless to say, the whole AF did not celebrate the MOAB, only Eglin AFB.
Eglin AFB is notorious for over-spending and over-reporting success of under-performing new acquisition programs. However reality shows something different. How come Eglin is not touting the success of the Joint Programmable Fuze (FMU-152) that has been in development for over 10 years at a cost of $300 million? What is going on with JDAM? Small Diameter Bomb?
The real story here is the corruption at Eglin AFB that is still mired with the legacy of Darleen "Dragon Lady" Druyun.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
