The U.S. Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) is a 30,000‑pound “bunker buster” carried only by the B‑2 Spirit stealth bomber.
Unlike smaller bunker busters, the MOP is engineered to defeat deeply buried, heavily reinforced sites by relying on gravity-driven kinetic force to drill through layers of rock and concrete before detonating underground.
But how does a bomb shatter concrete and rock buried 60 meters below ground — without even having an engine?
Dropped from altitudes of up to 12 kilometers, these bombs harness gravity to reach supersonic speeds, smashing through hardened targets with sheer kinetic force. Once they’ve hit the ground, their 2,400 kilograms of explosives detonate with devastating precision, guided by satellite technology to hit exact coordinates.
This combination of stealth delivery, pinpoint targeting, and physics-driven penetration makes them uniquely suited for hardened threats.
The infographic explains how these weapons work—and why their unique capabilities are suddenly back in focus amid escalating tensions in the Middle East.
Source: Fox News Digital, “How Bunker Buster Bombs Work and How They Could Destroy Iran’s Fordow Nuclear Site,” June 18, 2025.
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