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 ...

Key Points and Summary - The first-ever combat use of the 30,000-pound GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) during "Operation Midnight Hammer" has highlighted the weapon's critical role but also ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. MOP Bunker Buster New images released by the U.S. Air Force provide what appears to be our best look yet at a live example of the ...

Key Point and Summary - After Operation Midnight Hammer showed the GBU-57 MOP often needed multiple bombs per aimpoint at Fordow, the Air Force tapped ARA and Boeing to build the Next Generation ...

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 ...

The US military’s top officer says development of the bunker-busting 13,600kg (30,000lb) GBU-57 bomb began 15 years ago and involved significant use of supercomputers. The US military is providing new ...

Details about the future NGP are limited, but current speculation suggests it could be roughly similar in size to the 30,000-pound “Massive Ordnance Penetrator.” The United States Air Force used its ...

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 ...

The B-2 bombers operating out of Diego Garcia have been reportedly using 30,000 lb GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrators against underground Houthi targets. Since late March 2025, six B-2A Spirit ...

The challenge sounds unreal: How do you blast a hole through a mountain of concrete and granite and then blow up what hides beneath it―all without crossing the nuclear line? The solution is a ...