2019年11月14日 · GBU-57/B, -57A/B, and -57B/B were fitted with the BLU-127/B, -127A/B, and -127B/B warheads respectively. What subsequent improvements Boeing made to the GBU-57C/B and -57D/B variants are unclear, but, as The War Zone previously reported, the latter type did at least include an improved fuze.

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.

The BLU-1/B was a 340 kg (750 lb) class fire bomb, filled with about 340-380 liters (90-100 US gal) of napalm. Other than the BLU-1/B, which was filled in the field, the BLU-1B/B was filled in the factory. There was also a BLU-1C/B version, for which no details are available.

2023年5月23日 · Along with the guidance and other parts, including fins and tails, the GBU-57/B, -57A/B, and -57B/B were equipped with BLU-127/B, -127A/B, and -127B/B warheads, respectively. The latest photos revealed stenciling on the bombs that listed their weight as 12,300 kilograms or 27,125 pounds.

The GBU-57/B consists of a BLU-127 ( )/B bomb body, fitted with a KMU-612 ( )/B tail kit consisting of airfoils and the GPS guidance system. When dropped from high altitude, it can reportedly penetrate at least 60 m (200 ft) of ground, quite likely more.

2021年10月12日 · Research on the 5,000-pound weapon began in 2017.

2024年10月22日 · The GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) is a massive GPS-guided weapon that consists of a BLU-127 warhead case and a KMU-612 tail kit that houses GPS navigation hardware.

Mission: The Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) is a weapon system designed to accomplish a difficult, complicated mission of reaching and destroying our adversaries' weapons of mass destruction located in well protected facilities. It is more powerful than its predecessor, the BLU-109. Background:

The GBU-57A/B Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) is designed to destroy armored bunkers deep beneath the earth. It is seen as a potential weapon against nuclear facilities in Iran and North Korea that are mostly buried underground. The MOP can be …

2019年4月2日 · The BLU-137, also known as the Advanced 2,000 lb. Penetrator (A2K), is an air-delivered weapon that penetrates hardened structures, like concrete bunkers, and initiates within the target area. This weapon promises to give the U.S. Air …