The heavyweight explosive is known as a GBU-57A/B Massive Ordnance Penetrator and was designed by Boeing for the United States Air Force.

Bunker buster bombs are not battlefield munitions. They serve a very specific purpose, with potential returns far outpacing the monetary cost.

The Massive Ordnance Penetrator Bomb Israel Wants to Destroy Iran’s Fordo Nuclear Facility American military engineers designed the GBU-57/B bomb to devastate deeply buried bunkers without ...

Airmen look at a GBU-57, or Massive Ordnance Penetrator bomb, at Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri in 2023. Photo / Whiteman Air Force Base, US Air Force In the event that the United States ...

This bomb, the GBU-57, is better known as a "bunker buster” or the Massive Ordnance Penetrator. Why is the MOP the right tool for the job? It's in the name.

What is Massive Ordnance Penetrator, US bunker-busting bomb? 13608 kilograms of bunker busting materials that can only be delivered by B-2 Spirit stealth bombers Published: 22 Jun 2025 - 12:23 pm ...

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The Massive Ordnance Penetrator, a precision guided bunker-busting bomb designed to be carried by a B-2 Stealth Bomber, could be the key in taking out Iran’s Fordow enrichment plant.

American military engineers designed the GBU-57/B bomb to devastate deeply buried bunkers without radioactive fallout. It’s the only nonnuclear weapon that can reach Iran’s hardest target ...