While the GBU-28 is one of Israel’s most powerful weapons—and one of America’s best bunker busters—the system simply cannot penetrate the depths at Fordow.

Bunker buster bombs are not battlefield munitions. They serve a very specific purpose, with potential returns far outpacing ...

The US has once again turned to its bunker-busting arsenal, this time targeting Iran's nuclear sites with GBU-57 bombs ...

GBU-28 - The Earth Penetrator. The 42-day aerial campaign launched by the US and the coalition forces obliterated Iraqi defences on the ground. Hell rained from the sky on Saddam's troops, ...

The $15 million GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator weighs in at about 30,000 pounds, six times the heft of the existing GBU-28 bunker busters and nearly five tons heavier than the 22,600-pound GBU ...

The GBU-28 is a 5,000-pound laser-guided "bunker busting" bomb nicknamed "Deep Throat," was originally produced by the Watervliet Arsenal in New York for use in 1991's Operation Desert Storm.

On Tuesday, Israeli military used GBU-28 'bunker-buster' missiles - sometimes referred to as 'Deep Throat' - to kill the Aldalou family. The five-meter long missiles smash into homes and then explode.

The GBU-72 replaces the GBU-28 in Air Force service. The bomb entered development sometime around 2017, with a projected cost of $36 million for 125 bombs. The first test was in October of 2021 ...

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.