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 ...

A Boeing GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator in testing. Credit: Defense Department For the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) and the U.S. Air Force, devoting the time and money to build an ...

The GBU-57 MOP is the world’s most powerful non-nuclear aerial munition, packing 5,342 pounds of lethal high-explosive inside its 30,000-pound bulk. The bomb is so heavy that only the B-2 and the B-52 ...

The US military’s top officer says development of the bunker-busting 13,600kg (30,000lb) GBU-57 bomb began 15 years ago and involved significant use of supercomputers. The US military is providing new ...

U.S. Air Force acquisition documents show that Boeing is being contracted to replenish the inventory of GBU-57’s expended during Operation Midnight Hammer. The U.S. Air Force is requesting the ...

Here’s What You Need To Remember: The GBU-57 is arguably the most destructive weapon of its kind, hailing from a long line of smaller cousins and air blast variants. When combined with the ...

The B-2 bombers operating out of Diego Garcia have been reportedly using 30,000 lb GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrators against underground Houthi targets. Since late March 2025, six B-2A Spirit ...