What is the GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator?
1,930There were reports earlier this week saying the US was using B-2s to drop GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrators (MOP) on Houthi targets in Yemen. While that reporting is now in question, we still wanted to take a quick look at what the secretive bomb is capable of.
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