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Turkey has tested the most powerful non-nuclear aerial bomb in its history — the GAZAP, equipped with a thermobaric warhead weighing approximately one ton.

Turkey has tested and unveiled the GAZAP, its most powerful non-nuclear aerial bomb to date, equipped with a thermobaric warhead weighing approximately 970 kilograms (about one ton).

Türkiye debuts its most powerful non-nuclear aerial bomb - Daily Sabah

Türkiye debuts its most powerful non-nuclear aerial bomb - Daily Sabah

Source: dailysabah.com

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Verified July 27, 2025
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The claim consists of several components: that Turkey has tested the most powerful non-nuclear aerial bomb in its history, that the bomb is named GAZAP, and that it is equipped with a thermobaric warhead weighing around one ton. Multiple recent and credible sources confirm these points. Turkish media and defense outlets report that the GAZAP bomb was unveiled at the International Defense Industry Fair (IDEF) 2025 and has been tested successfully.dailysabah.comdailysabah.comTürkiye debuts its most powerful non-nuclear aerial bombusa.news-pravda.comusa.news-pravda.comGAZAP: Inside Turkey’s most powerful bomb in its historyaa.com.traa.com.trTürkiye unveils its most powerful non-nuclear aerial bomb GAZAP

The bomb’s weight is consistently reported as approximately 970 kilograms (2,000 pounds), which aligns with the description of 'approximately one ton'.usa.news-pravda.comusa.news-pravda.comGAZAP: Inside Turkey’s most powerful bomb in its historybhaskarenglish.inbhaskarenglish.inTurkey successfully tests its two most powerful bombs: GAZAP and NEB-2 ghost... It is described as a thermobaric weapon designed for high destructive power against fortified targets. The GAZAP is noted as Turkey’s heaviest and most destructive conventional aerial bomb to date, surpassing previous munitions in size and power.aa.com.traa.com.trTürkiye unveils its most powerful non-nuclear aerial bomb GAZAP

There is no credible contradictory evidence disputing these facts. The temporal context is current (July 2025), and multiple independent sources including Turkish official outlets and international defense news corroborate the claim. Thus, the logical connections between the components of the claim are sound and supported by authoritative evidence.

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Türkiye debuts its most powerful non-nuclear aerial bomb

dailysabah.com
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GAZAP: Inside Turkey’s most powerful bomb in its history

usa.news-pravda.com
Open source

Türkiye unveils its most powerful non-nuclear aerial bomb GAZAP

aa.com.tr
Open source
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