The GBU-43 is a 9,797 kg GPS-guided munition and was first tested in March 2003, just days before the start of the Iraq war.
Leli bhomu elaziwa njengenkunzimalanga yamabhomu inesisindo sika-9,797 kg, kanti kuthiwa lagcina ukuhlolelwa ukusbenza ngoMashi 2003 ngezinsuku ezimbalwa ngaphambi kwempi yase-Iraq.