GBU-57A/B MOP
නිෂ්පාදිත රට
එක්සත් ජනපදය
එක්සත් ජනපදය
නිෂ්පාදකයාBoeing
තවම පරිවර්තනය කර නැත — ඉංග්රීසියෙන් පෙන්වයි.
The GBU-57 series MOP—the initials stand for Guided Bomb Unit and Massive Ordnance Penetrator—is a 30,000-pound (14,000 kg) class, 20.5-foot-long (6.2 m) precision-guided "bunker buster" bomb developed by Boeing for the United States Air Force (USAF). Composed of a BLU-127 bomb body and an integrated GPS/INS guidance package, the GBU-57 has seven variants, the most recent being the GBU-57F/B. Due to its size and weight, the GBU-57 MOP can be carried only by the Northrop B-2 Spirit strategic bomber and the B-21 Raider, although initial tests were conducted with a modified Boeing B-52 Stratofortress.
The GBU-57 MOP was first used in combat on June 22, 2025, when seven Northrop B-2 Spirit stealth bombers dropped 14 GBU-57s on Iran's Fordow Uranium Enrichment Plant and Natanz Nuclear Facility. GBU-57s were also used in combat in the 2026 Iran war.
The bomb is much larger than earlier USAF bunker-busters such as the 5,000-pound (2,300 kg) GBU-28 and GBU-37. Despite weighing more than the MOAB, the latter contains a larger amount of explosive, as a more general purpose munition.
The GBU-57 MOP was first used in combat on June 22, 2025, when seven Northrop B-2 Spirit stealth bombers dropped 14 GBU-57s on Iran's Fordow Uranium Enrichment Plant and Natanz Nuclear Facility. GBU-57s were also used in combat in the 2026 Iran war.
The bomb is much larger than earlier USAF bunker-busters such as the 5,000-pound (2,300 kg) GBU-28 and GBU-37. Despite weighing more than the MOAB, the latter contains a larger amount of explosive, as a more general purpose munition.
