First Operational Use of GBU-57 Bombs in Largest U.S. B-2 Bomber Strike Against Iran Nuclear Facilities.
According to information published by the United States Department of Defense on June 22, 2025, the United States military executed Operation Midnight Hammer during the night of June 20 to 21, 2025, marking the largest operational strike ever conducted by U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit bombers and the first combat deployment of the GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator bomb. Targeting Iran’s most fortified nuclear facilities at Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan, this operation represents a milestone in strategic strike capability, involving a broad spectrum of integrated U.S. military platforms including stealth bombers, submarines, fifth-generation fighters, cruise missiles, and support from space, cyber, and transportation assets.
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| A U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit bomber conducts a test launch of the GBU-57A/B Massive Ordnance Penetrator. On June 22, 2025, six B-2s employed this 13,600-kilogram bunker-busting bomb in combat for the first time, striking Iran’s fortified nuclear enrichment sites at Fordow and Natanz in a coordinated U.S.-Israeli operation marking the official entry of the United States into the war against Iran. (Picture source: U.S. Air Force) |
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A satellite view shows an overview of Fordow underground complex,
after the U.S. struck the underground nuclear facility, near Qom, Iran
June 22, 2025. MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES/Handout via REUTERS
WASHINGTON,
June 22 (Reuters) - As Operation "Midnight Hammer" got underway on
Saturday, a group of B-2 bombers took off from their base in Missouri
and were noticed heading out toward the Pacific island of Guam, in what
experts saw as possible pre-positioning for any U.S. decision to strike
Iran.
- But they were a decoy.
- The real group of seven bat-winged, B-2 stealth bombers flew east undetected for 18 hours, keeping communications to a minimum, refueling in mid-air, the U.S. military revealed on Sunday.
