The bomb was airdropped by an H-6K bomber and caused a gigantic explosion, a video showedBeijing: China has developed a massive bomb, said to be country's answer to US-built 'Mother of All Bombs', most powerful non-nuclear weapon, official media reported on Friday.China's defence industry giant NORINCO for first time showcased aerial bomb, country's largest non-nuclear bomb, state-run Global Times reported.It is dubbed as Chinese version of "Mother of All Bombs" due to its huge destruction potential that is claimed to be only second to nuclear weapons, daily said.The bomb was airdropped by an H-6K bomber and caused a gigantic explosion, showed a promotional video released by China North Industries Group Corporation Limited (NORINCO) on its website at end of December.Mother Of All Bombs: The Chinese bomb is smaller and lighter than US one, enabling it to be deployed on H-6K bomberThis is first time new bomb's destructive powers have been shown in public, state-run Xinhua News Agency reported.In 2017, while waging a war against terrorists in Afghanistan, US military dropped a GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB) weapon, more commonly known as "Mother of All Bombs," on suspected ISIS targets.Although China is using same nickname for its bomb, said to weigh several tonnes, Chinese weapon is smaller and lighter than its American counterpart."The US bomb is so large that it has to be carried by a larger transport aircraft rather than a bomber," Beijing-based military analyst Wei Dongxu said (File Photo)Judging from video and size of H-6K's bomb bay, bomb is approximately five to six meters long, Beijing-based military analyst Wei Dongxu told Global Times on Thursday."The massive blast can easily and completely wipe out fortified ground targets such as reinforced buildings, bastions and defence shelters," Wei said.It can also be used to clear a landing zone for troops on helicopters to rappel down, in case area is covered by obstacles such as forests, Wei noted.Wei said that Chinese bomb is smaller and lighter than US one, enabling it to be deployed on H-6K bomber.In 2017, while waging a war against terrorists in Afghanistan, US military dropped a GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB) weapon, more commonly known as "Mother of All Bombs" (File Photo)"The US bomb is so large that it has to be carried by a larger transport aircraft rather than a bomber," Wei said, noting that a bomber can fly faster and is better at targeting than a transport aircraft, and Chinese bomb's designer must have had this in mind when it produced bomb to fit H-6K.To match US weapon, Russia developed "Father of All Bombs" which is both bigger and thermobaric, meaning it uses gas to create a huge fireball rather than a shockwave, Wired reported.A NORINCO representative clarified that bomb shown in video is not a thermobaric weapon, but did not provide additional details, Global Times report said.