The US Air Force has awarded a contract for the design of a next-generation bunker-buster bomb. The bomb will eventually replace the 30,000-pound GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator, or MOP. The MOP ...

Israel's attack on Iran aimed at destroying its nuclear program has raised speculation about whether the U.S. would use one of America's most powerful weapons to make that happen. The Israeli ...

Airmen look at a GBU-57, or the Massive Ordnance Penetrator bomb, at Whiteman Air Base in Missouri, 2023. (U.S. Air Force via AP) The U.S. Air Force last week awarded defense firm Applied Research ...

Iran's most fortified nuclear facility, called Fordo, is buried deep inside a mountain. Only the U.S. has the 30,000-pound bombs — often... The U.S. used 'bunker buster' bombs in Iran. Here's what to ...

Israel asked the U.S. this week for advanced “bunker-buster” bombs and refueling planes that could help in the event of an attack on Iran’s underground nuclear sites, an Israeli official confirmed to ...

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 ...

The US Air Force is at work on a successor to the huge 30,000-pound bunker-buster bomb used to strike Iran's nuclear facilities earlier this year. The service awarded a contract to design and ...