GBU-57A B MOP - Wikipedia The GBU-57 series MOP (Massive Ordnance Penetrator) is a 30,000-pound (13,600 kg)-class precision-guided "bunker buster" bomb developed for the United States Air Force (USAF) [5] At least 20 were built by November 2015
The U. S. could use bunker buster bombs in Iran : NPR The bomb specifically in question now is the GBU-57 MOP (Massive Ordnance Penetrator), among the heaviest and most powerful nonnuclear bombs in the U S arsenal, weighing in at 30,000 pounds and
U. S. Hits Five Houthi Missile Sites With Bunker-Buster Bombs The GBU-57 weighs 30,000 pounds and is designed specifically to attack deep bunkers, penetrating to depth before exploding Previous recent US and UK attacks on targets in Yemen have been
What to know about the U. S. ’S 30,000-pound bunker-busting bomb That task would most likely fall to a small number of Air Force strategic bombers that are capable of delivering 30,000-pound precision-guided bombs designed to destroy subterranean targets 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?