US-made bunker buster BLU-122 on a weapons test. A bunker buster is a type of munition that is designed to penetrate hardened targets or targets buried deep underground, such as military bunkers.

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 .

2024年3月7日 · Bunker busters are specialized munitions designed to penetrate deep into the ground or through heavy fortifications before detonating. The use of depleted uranium in some bunker busters poses environmental and health risks, due to its radioactivity.

21 小时之前 · The U.S. Air Force quietly fixed a problem with the integration of the 30,000-pound class GBU-57/B Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) bomb onto the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber last year. This is especially significant given that the B-2 is the only aircraft currently certified to operationally employ the MOP, a huge precision bunker buster specially designed to penetrate …

2024年5月15日 · A U.S. Army plant in Oklahoma is being upgraded to triple monthly production of the U.S.'s largest non-nuclear bomb, informally known as the "bunker buster," reported Bloomberg Tuesday.

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). As with other "bunker busters", it is intended to penetrate concrete shelters and other hardened structures before exploding.

2023年5月4日 · New images released by the U.S. Air Force provide what appears to be our best look yet at a live example of the service’s 30,000-pound class GBU-57/B Massive Ordnance Penetrator bunker buster, or MOP.

2024年9月30日 · Wallis's bunker-penetrating bomb was based on a German development of armor-piercing shells and relied on three key principles: structure, mass, and speed. The bombs he developed featured a narrow, elongated cylindrical design with a conical nose made of extremely strong material – the British recycled steel from cannon barrels for this purpose.

2021年10月12日 · The U.S. Air Force has successfully completed a series of tests of a new 5,000-pound-class bunker-buster bomb, the GBU-72/B. This included the release of a prototype of the weapon from an F-15E Strike Eagle combat jet over a range associated with Eglin Air Force Base in Florida.

2024年7月1日 · Bunker busters are specialized penetrating and explosive munitions which are designed to destroy fortified targets such as bunkers, underground facilities and heavily reinforced structures. The concept of penetrating fortified targets dates back to ancient warfare, with early attempts using primitive siege weapons and rudimentary explosives.