The BLU-82, carried under the Commando Vault program and nicknamed the Daisy Cutter, was an American 15,000-pound conventional bomb first dropped operationally on 22 March 1970 north of Long Tieng, Laos. It was used to clear forest into helicopter landing zones during the Vietnam War and saw further service in the 1991 Gulf War and in Afghanistan from 2001, with the last examples retired in 2008.
Facts
Weapon ClassAir-to-surface conventional bomb 1 Introduced Year Classification
Service Status Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)Attack / Military Helicopter 1 Connections
Operated By
Source GlobalSecurity.org: BLU-82
Used In
In the Other Atlases
Manufactured By
Also in Business Atlas: the manufacturer of this subject.
Source Wikidata: BLU-82
Sources
1. Wikipedia: BLU-82
Infobox: type
Air to surface conventional bomb (parachute retarded)
Service history section, first use paragraph
the first use of a BLU-82 occurred on 22 March 1970, when one was dropped north of Long Tieng, Laos during Campaign 139
- Weapon class classified from the entity's own sourced description text.
Lead text
The BLU-82 was retired in 2008 and replaced with the more powerful GBU-43/B MOAB.
Service-status attribute (blu-82)
The BLU-82 was retired in 2008 and replaced with the more powerful GBU-43/B MOAB.
Used In: Vietnam War, Infobox: wars
Vietnam War, Gulf War, and War in Afghanistan
Used In: Gulf War, Infobox: wars
Vietnam War, Gulf War, and War in Afghanistan
Used In: War in Afghanistan (2001-2021), Infobox: wars
Vietnam War, Gulf War, and War in Afghanistan
View the SourceWikidata: BLU-82
Wikidata Q771500, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source GlobalSecurity.org: BLU-82
GlobalSecurity.orgOperated By: United States Air Force, Development historyQuote, Operated By: United States Air Force, Development history
the Air Force requested the Albuquerque Operations Office of the AEC to undertake, through Sandia Laboratories, the fabrication of 225 emergency-capability 15,000-lb, BLU-82
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