A Boeing GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator in testing. Credit: Defense Department For the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) and the U.S. Air Force, devoting the time and money to build an ...
A 15-ton “bunker buster” bomb was likely needed to destroy the last untouched nuclear facility in Iran, and only the US had one. Such a powerful weapon — the largest non-nuclear bomb in the US arsenal ...
While most reporters were focused on the B-2 heading to Guam, the actual strike package was already flying east over the Atlantic Ocean toward its targets in Iran. Few days after the mobilization of U ...
U.S. Air Force acquisition documents show that Boeing is being contracted to replenish the inventory of GBU-57’s expended during Operation Midnight Hammer. The U.S. Air Force is requesting the ...
In a meticulously planned and unprecedented military operation, the United States on June 21 executed a large-scale airstrike on Iran’s nuclear infrastructure, targeting the highly fortified Fordow, ...
The GBU-57 MOP is the world’s most powerful non-nuclear aerial munition, packing 5,342 pounds of lethal high-explosive inside its 30,000-pound bulk. The bomb is so heavy that only the B-2 and the B-52 ...
The MOP is a 30,000-pound bomb measuring 20.5 feet in length. Its defining feature is its ability to penetrate through hard structures before detonating. The MOP is capable of penetrating through more ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The US Air Force has awarded a contract for the design of a next-generation bunker-buster bomb. The bomb will eventually replace ...