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GBU-57 bunker busters
July 14 , 2025
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- The U.S. military has carried out precision strikes on three key Iranian nuclear facilities, mainly Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan.
- The key part of these strikes was conducted by the B-2 Spirit stealth bombers which dropped GBU-57 bunker busters.
- The strikes carried out under ‘Operation Midnight Hammer’.
- The B-2 Spirit stealth bombers dropped 30,000 lb GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) ‘bunker buster’ bombs at the Fordow site.
- This was the first operational use of the GBU-57 MOP.
- The U.S. submarine launched more than two dozen Tomahawk land attack cruise missiles.
- B-2 is a dual-capable multi-role heavy bomber, powered by four engines.
- The B-2’s low observability is derived from a combination of reduced infrared, acoustic, electromagnetic, visual and radar signatures.
- It is more powerful than its predecessor, the BLU-109 and the GBU-28.
- The B-2 Spirit is the only aircraft in the USAF capable of employing the 20.5 ft, 30,000 lb MOP.
- The GBU-57 has a penetration capability of up to 200 feet underground before exploding.
- A next generation bomber, the B-21 Raider, a dual-capable penetrating-strike stealth bomber, is currently under development.
- The B-21 is similar to the B-2, but slightly smaller, with a distinctive beak domed centre.
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