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

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.

American air power has been deployed several times to "establish democracy" and fight terrorism in the Middle East. In 1990, ...

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

This bomb may have single-handedly ended the Gulf War, but the speed at which it was designed, developed, and deployed is ...

While GBU-57A/B MOP, developed to beat the limitations presented by previous versions of the bunker buster bombs such as GBU-28, is an extremely potent and unique weapon system, an even more powerful ...

Why Israel wants US bunker busters to hit Iran’s Fordow nuclear site The United States’s B-2 stealth bomber is currently the only aircraft designed to deploy the GBU-57 bunker buster bombs.

Israel also operates US-made bunker busters, including the GBU-28 and BLU-109, which are typically dropped from fighter jets such as the F-15.

Technically known as the GBU-57F/B, the “bunker busting” bomb is reportedly capable of reaching up to 61 metres underground before exploding – around 10 times further than the GBU-28 bunker ...