US EditionU.S. Department of War signs $61.5 million Boeing contract to replenish GBU-57 bombs used in 2025 Iran strike
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In the United States, the Armament Directorates Attack Division, based at the Eglin Air Force Base in Florida, has awarded Boeing an indefinite contract with a maximum value of US$61.5 million for the reconstruction of the GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) stock....
U.S. Department of War signs $61.5 million Boeing contract to replenish GBU-57 bombs used in 2025 Iran strike
The new contract is valued at $61.5 million and is scheduled for completion by May 2030. The department stated that the purchase is meant to restore inventory levels after fourteen bombs were dropped in June 2025 during a U.S. strike on facilities in Iran linked to the country’s nuclear program. The bombs were carried by Northrop Grumman B-2A Spirit strategic bombers, each of which was equipped with two GBU-57 bombs. The strike marked a signific…
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