BETAB-500

The BETAB-500 (Russian: БетАБ-500) or the BETAB-500 Concrete-Piercing Bomb[1] is a Soviet and Russian 500-kilogram (1,100 lb) bomb designed to penetrate and destroy reinforced concrete structures and to damage runways. During the Syrian civil war, the Russian military has used it repeatedly. In 2016, apparently the first use of this bomb in an urban environment occurred in the Eastern part of the city of Aleppo.[2]

Specifications

Main characteristics

• Diameter: 350 mm (14 in)
• Length: 2,200 mm (87 in)

Weight

• bomb: 477 kg (1,052 lb)
• explosive (TNT equivalent ): 98 kg (216 lb)

Operational envelope

• release altitude: 30–5,000 m (98–16,404 ft)
• release speed: 600–1,200 km/h (370–750 mph)

References

1. "BETAB-500 concrete-piercing bomb". Rosoboronexport.
2. Paul Mcleary (26 September 2016). "Here's the Bomb Russia Is Using to Flatten Aleppo". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 8 October 2016.

External links

• BETAB 500 at Global Security
• "BETAB-500 concrete-piercing bomb". Rosoboronexport.