The US Air Force has awarded a contract for the design of a next-generation bunker-buster bomb. The bomb will eventually replace the 30,000-pound GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator, or MOP. The MOP ...

Details about the future NGP are limited, but current speculation suggests it could be roughly similar in size to the 30,000-pound “Massive Ordnance Penetrator.” The United States Air Force used its ...

Israel's attack on Iran aimed at destroying its nuclear program has raised speculation about whether the U.S. would use one of America's most powerful weapons to make that happen. The Israeli ...

Airmen look at a GBU-57, or the Massive Ordnance Penetrator bomb, at Whiteman Air Base in Missouri, 2023. (U.S. Air Force via AP) The U.S. Air Force last week awarded defense firm Applied Research ...

This bomb may have single handedly ended the Gulf War, but the speed at which it was designed, developed and deployed, is #NotWhatYouThink Airline announces new ban that will affect every passenger ...

As Israel launches its unprecedented military effort to eradicate Tehran’s nuclear programme by force, experts suggest only the US has the weapons capable of doing so. Since prime minister Benjamin ...

Current bunker‑busting capability still is not enough for some U.S. adversaries’ hard-to-reach targets. The U.S. is adding a smaller Next Generation Penetrator, which has an advanced guidance system, ...