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The U.S. military wants to see if it can enhance the capabilities of the 2,000-pound-class Joint Direct Attack Munition-Extended Range (JDAM-ER) precision-guided bomb as a bunker-busting munition.
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Bunker Busters With Winged JDAM-ER Kits Could Allow For Near Horizontal Strikes On Fortified Targets

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted Yesterday

The U.S. Air Force is already moving to lay the groundwork for the fielding of the replacement for its GBU-57/B Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) bunker buster bomb.
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Next Generation Penetrator Bomb Slated To Replace MOP Has Been Designated GBU-76

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 2, 2026

The U.S. Air Force has confirmed that it has, for the first time, used its new 5,000-pound-class GBU-72/B bunker-buster bomb in combat.
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U.S. Used Its New 5,000-Pound Bunker Busters To Hit Iranian Anti-Ship Missile Sites: Reports

By Thomas Newdick, Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Mar 18, 2026

Satellite imagery from Vantor shows that a site long linked to Iran's nuclear program has been struck in a manner that raises the question of whether 30,000-pound GBU-57/B Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) bunker buster bombs were employed.
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Did B-2s Just Drop GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrators On Another Iranian Nuclear Site? (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick, Howard Altman

Posted on Mar 12, 2026

The Pentagon is waiting for comprehensive battle damage assessment to see how well the MOP worked against Iranian nuclear facilities and how it can be improved.
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GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator’s Results From Iran Strike Will Inform Its Future: Defense Officials

By Howard Altman

Updated on Jul 10, 2025

Beirut bunker buster CCTV on hezbollah bunker
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Unprecedented New View Of BLU-109 Bunker Buster Strike That Killed Hezbollah’s Leadership

By Tyler Rogoway, Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Feb 7, 2025

More new variants of the B61 nuclear gravity bomb could be on the horizon for the U.S. military.
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Hints At More B61 Nuclear Bomb Variants In The U.S. Military’s Future

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jan 7, 2025

B-2 MOP Yemen iran
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B-2 Spirits Just Sent A Very Ominous Message To Iran

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Oct 17, 2024

The Air Force new 5,000-pound-class GBU-72/B bunker buster bomb could be a future addition to the B-2 bomber's arsenal.
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B-2 Spirits Could Get New 5,000-Pound Bunker Busters

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on May 7, 2024

Natanz nuclear facility satellite view
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Iranian Underground Nuclear Facility May Be A Hard Target For America’s Biggest Bunker Busters

By Oliver Parken

Posted on May 24, 2023

Our First Full Look At China’s Own ‘Mother Of All Bombs’
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Our First Full Look At China’s Own ‘Mother Of All Bombs’

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Nov 11, 2022

The Air Force’s New 5,000-Pound Bunker Buster Bomb Breaks Cover
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The Air Force’s New 5,000-Pound Bunker Buster Bomb Breaks Cover

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Oct 12, 2021

Get To Know America’s Long Serving B61 Family Of Nuclear Bombs
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Get To Know America’s Long Serving B61 Family Of Nuclear Bombs

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

USAF Orders More Upgraded Massive Ordnance Penetrator Bombs Amid Tensions with North Korea
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USAF Orders More Upgraded Massive Ordnance Penetrator Bombs Amid Tensions with North Korea

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

A-10 Warthogs Drop Bunker Buster Bombs in Combat for the First Time
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A-10 Warthogs Drop Bunker Buster Bombs in Combat for the First Time

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

Message On Bunker Buster Bomb Tells ISIS “This Is For Making Me Miss Game of Thrones”
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Message On Bunker Buster Bomb Tells ISIS “This Is For Making Me Miss Game of Thrones”

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2019