Intel Needs Days To Assess MOP Strike On Iran, Ex-USAF Leader Says

Steve Trimble June 25, 2025
B-2 Spirit, Stealth Bomber, heavy strategic bomber, stealth technology designed to penetrate dense anti-aircraft defenses and GBU-57 MOP Contributor: Naeblys / Alamy Stock Photo
A B-2 drops a GBU-57 MOP.
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An accurate assessment of the performance of the Boeing GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) in its combat debut in Iran could take several days to complete, a former top U.S. Air Force general said on June 25. U.S. intelligence agencies are likely using special imagery analysis tools and...
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