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The Air Force Is Going All In On New MOP-Style ‘Bunker Buster Bomber’

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Key Point and Summary – After Operation Midnight Hammer showed the GBU-57 MOP often needed multiple bombs per aimpoint at Fordow, the Air Force tapped ARA and Boeing to build the Next Generation Penetrator. NGP is a sub-22,000-lb bunker-buster with better GPS-degraded accuracy, advanced “void-counting” fuzes, and possible embedded/rocket propulsion to deepen penetration and extend standoff. The B-21 Raider is designed with an open systems archit…

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The Air Force Is Going All In On New MOP-Style ‘Bunker Buster Bomber’

Key Point and Summary – After Operation Midnight Hammer showed the GBU-57 MOP often needed multiple bombs per aimpoint at Fordow, the Air Force tapped ARA and Boeing to build the Next Generation Penetrator. NGP is a sub-22,000-lb bunker-buster with better GPS-degraded accuracy, advanced “void-counting” fuzes, and possible embedded/rocket propulsion to deepen penetration and extend standoff. The B-21 Raider is designed with an open systems archit…

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nationalsecurityjournal.org broke the news in on Wednesday, September 17, 2025.
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