Tensions in the Middle East escalated sharply as the United States and Israel carried out targeted strikes on Iran, including the use of the GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator (bunker buster) over ...

CENTCOM says multiple 5,000 lb GBU-72/B Advanced 5K Penetrator munitions were used on hardened Iranian missile sites along Iran’s coastline near the Strait of Hormuz. It appears that the U.S. has ...

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 ...

The enormous munition—previously used against Iran’s nuclear facilities during “Operation Midnight Hammer” in June 2025—was reportedly used to target an underground Iranian leadership meeting in ...