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Israel's best chance at destroying the facility at Fordo could lie with a U.S.-produced bomb that's so heavy that it can only ...
The US Air Force says the GBU-57 bunker-buster bomb can penetrate up to 200 feet below ground before exploding.
In inserting itself into Israel’s war against Iran, Washington unleashed its massive “bunker-buster” bombs on Iran’s Fordo fuel enrichment plant.
Trump confirmed the U.S. used bunker buster bombs to strike Iran’s Fordow site, alongside missile attacks on Natanz and ...
Hammer," the U.S. strikes on three of Iran's nuclear facilities, used more than a dozen 30,000-pound "bunker busters." ...
The GBU-72 and 28 are dwarfed by the Air Force’s 30,000-pound GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator bunker buster, which can only be carried by advanced bombers.
The US Air Force (USAF) has issued a draft request for proposals (RfP) for a new 2000 pound penetrator warhead to replace its current BLU-109/B and BLU-109C/B systems. The draft RfP for the BLU-137/B ...
Iran's most fortified nuclear facility, called Fordo, is buried deep inside a mountain. Only the U.S. has the 30,000-pound bombs — often referred to as "bunker busters" — capable of reaching it.
The U.S. Air Force has dropped a new penetrator bomb designed to cut through rock and concrete to destroy high-value targets such as bunkers or buried enemy locations. The bomb was dropped from an ...
The U.S. has provided Israel with large bunker buster bombs, among tens of thousands of other weapons and artillery shells, to help dislodge Hamas from Gaza, U.S. officials said. The surge of arms ...
A US Air Force (USAF) Boeing F-15E fighter has successfully dropped the GBU-72, a new 2,270kg (5,000lb) bunker buster bomb. The test of the new GBU-72 weapon took place on 7 October from 35,000ft ...