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The GBU-57A/B Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) is a precision-guided, 30,000-pound (14,000 kg) "bunker buster" bomb used by the United States Air Force. [2] The GBU-57 (Guided Bomb Unit-57) is substantially larger than the deepest-penetrating bunker busters previously available, the 5,000-pound (2,300 kg) GBU-28 and GBU-37.
They had casings of high grade steel, much stronger than the typical World War II bomb so that they would survive hitting a hardened surface, or penetrate deep into the ground. Though these bombs might be thought of as "bunker busters" today, in fact the original "earthquake" theory was more complex and subtle than simply penetrating a hardened ...
B61 nuclear bomb (1968–present): laydown delivery and ground burst Mod 11 (1997–present): earth penetrating, laydown delivery, and ground burst; W61 for MGM-134 Midgetman (cancelled): earth penetrating; B77 nuclear bomb (cancelled): laydown delivery; B83 nuclear bomb (1983–present): laydown delivery and ground burst; W86 for Pershing II ...
Cybertruck bomber’s wife reportedly left him days before explosion. 63-year-old New Orleans native identified as victim. Friday 3 January 2025 19:50, Rhian Lubin. A 63-year-old New Orleans ...
Since then, Russian jets on ground attack missions have mostly stopped trying to penetrate far into Ukrainian airspace, and have instead moved to hurriedly lobbing unguided bombs and rockets at ...
Bomb-making materials linked to the New Year's Day attack in New Orleans were recovered by FBI agents and local law enforcement Thursday at the suspect's residence in Houston, Texas, sources ...
The GBU-28 (Guided Bomb Unit‐28) is a 4,000–5,000-pound (1,800–2,300 kg) class laser-guided "bunker busting" bomb produced originally by the Watervliet Arsenal, Watervliet, New York. It was designed, manufactured, and deployed in less than three weeks due to an urgent need during Operation Desert Storm to penetrate hardened Iraqi command ...
A BLU-109 aboard a General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon configured as a JDAM F-16I (Israeli Air Force) with BLU-109 forged steel point tip, and a BLU-109 JDAM, 2,000 lb (910 kg) bunker buster penetration bomb. The BLU-109/B is a hardened bunker buster penetration bomb used by the United States Air Force (BLU is an acronym for Bomb Live Unit ...