BETAB-500

The BETAB-500 (БетАБ-500) or the BETAB-500 Concrete-Piercing Bomb is a Soviet and Russian 500 kg 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.

Specifications
Main characteristics Weight Operational envelope
 * Diameter: 350 mm
 * Length: 2200 mm
 * bomb: 477 kg
 * explosive (TNT equivalent ): 98 kg
 * release altitude: 30-5000 m
 * release speed: 600-1200 km/h