АНУ-ын агаарын цэргийн хүчин Ираны усан онгоцны эсрэг пуужингийн байгууламжийг устгахдаа GBU-72/B хэмээх шинэ 2270 кг-ын жинтэй, гүн нэвтрэх чадвартай бөмбөгийг анх удаа хэрэглэсэн байж болзошгүй байна.
АНУ-ын Төв командлал (CENTCOM) Ираны Хормузын хоолой орчмын байгууламжууд дээр пуужингийн цохилт өгснөө баталсан боловч бөмбөгийн төрлийг тодорхой дурдаагүй байна. Гэсэн хэдий ч CNN болон Fox News зэрэг хэвлэл мэдээллийн хэрэгслүүд энэ нь GBU-72/B буюу “Advanced 5K Penetrator” хэмээх шинэ төрлийн бөмбөг болохыг онцолжээ.
GBU-72/B бөмбөгийг GBU-28/B бөмбөгийг орлох зорилгоор бүтээсэн бөгөөд энэ нь гүн байрласан, бэхэжүүлсэн байгууламжуудыг устгах чадвартай юм. Энэхүү бөмбөгийг F-15E Strike Eagle, B-1, B-2 зэрэг онгоцуудаас хөөргөх боломжтой бөгөөд өмнө нь Йемений Хуситийн бүлэглэлийн байгууламжууд дээр хэрэглэсэн тухай мэдээлэл бий.
Хормузын хоолойд үүссэн хурцадмал байдал нь дэлхийн эрчим хүчний зах зээлд ихээхэн нөлөөлж, тээвэрлэлтийг саатуулж байна. АНУ энэхүү чухал усны замын аюулгүй байдлыг хангахын тулд цэргийн ажиллагаагаа эрчимжүүлж байгаа бөгөөд GBU-72/B зэрэг шинэ зэвсгийн хэрэглээ нь цаашдын байдлыг улам хүндрүүлэх магадлалтай байна.
Hours ago, U.S. forces successfully employed multiple 5,000-pound deep penetrator munitions on hardened Iranian missile sites along Iran’s coastline near the Strait of Hormuz. The Iranian anti-ship cruise missiles in these sites posed a risk to international shipping in the… pic.twitter.com/hgCSFH0cqO
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) March 17, 2026
Israel kills Iran’s intelligence chief, U.S. jets drop new 5,000 lb. bunker buster bombs on anti-ship missile storage sites, Iran fires 13 more ballistic missiles and 27 drones here at UAE: pic.twitter.com/eAYu5JMN7A
— Lucas Tomlinson (@LucasFoxNews) March 18, 2026
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/yemen-houthi-threat-red-sea-us-uk-strike-5000-pound-bunker-buster-bomb/
https://breakingdefense.com/2021/10/israel-to-request-americas-new-gbu-72-b-bunker-buster-bomb/
https://www.twz.com/air/did-b-2s-just-drop-gbu-57-massive-ordnance-penetrators-on-another-iranian-nuclear-site
https://www.twz.com/42714/the-air-forces-new-5000-pound-bunker-buster-bomb-breaks-cover
https://theaviationist.com/2024/06/07/b-1b-bomber-with-bunker-buster-bomb-carried-externally/
https://www.twz.com/air/b-1b-to-finally-get-new-external-pylons-drastically-expanding-missile-carriage-potential
https://www.twz.com/air/b-2-spirits-could-get-new-5000-pound-bunker-busters
https://www.twz.com/news-features/the-misconception-that-air-supremacy-has-been-achieved-over-iran
https://www.twz.com/air/bombers-in-england-being-loaded-with-bunker-busters-a-sign-of-increasing-air-supremacy-over-iran
https://www.twz.com/air/b-2-spirits-join-iran-air-war-pummel-underground-missile-caves
https://www.twz.com/our-best-look-yet-at-the-massive-ordnance-penetrator-bunker-buster-bomb
https://www.twz.com/air/gbu-57-massive-ordnance-penetrator-strikes-on-iran-everything-we-just-learned
Markings on one of the live BLU-138/B warheads shown in this video from last year. Notably:
Explosive: PBXN-109, AFX-757
Average Explosive Weight: 1,066.8 lbs
Average Total Weight: 4,422 lbs https://t.co/lwRb5TjE8V pic.twitter.com/CwZoOiccab— Guy Plopsky (@GuyPlopsky) September 18, 2024
https://www.saffm.hq.af.mil/FM-Resources/Budget/Air-Force-Presidents-Budget-FY26/
https://man.fas.org/dod-101/sys/smart/gbu-28.htm
https://www.twz.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/graphic.webp?strip=all&quality=85
https://www.twz.com/11871/the-u-s-air-force-wants-to-buy-more-reliable-bunker-buster-bombs
https://www.twz.com/air/b-2-spirits-join-iran-air-war-pummel-underground-missile-caves
https://www.twz.com/air/bombers-in-england-being-loaded-with-bunker-busters-a-sign-of-increasing-air-supremacy-over-iran
https://www.twz.com/news-features/the-misconception-that-air-supremacy-has-been-achieved-over-iran
No shortages of GBU-31 2,000lb JDAM bunker busters at RAF Fairford. Some more pictures from yesterday. Many appeared to be loaded on or around B-52s from what I saw – with the B1-bs positioned further away from my viewing point. No idea what the Bones were loaded up with. All… pic.twitter.com/AAxlXwUZWc
— Chris Partridge (@Chris1603) March 18, 2026
https://www.twz.com/28076/new-video-of-b-2-bomber-dropping-mother-of-all-bunker-busters-sends-ominous-message
https://www.twz.com/news-features/iran-turns-up-the-heat-around-the-strait-of-hormuz
https://www.twz.com/news-features/iranian-kamikaze-drone-boat-makes-first-successful-strike-of-war
https://www.twz.com/sea/u-s-navy-minesweepers-assigned-to-middle-east-have-been-moved-to-pacific
#Iran is permitting exit of the Gulf to select ships. But what is the rationale?
At least 5 vessels have transited outbound via the #StraitofHormuz in the past 48hrs but are taking an unusual route inside Iranian Territorial Waters.
All 5 vessels have transited the Larak Qeshm… pic.twitter.com/hOmfceYIju
— Martin Kelly (@_MartinKelly_) March 18, 2026
89 ships got through Hormuz March 1st-15th. "More than one-fifth of the 89 vessels were believed to be Iran-affiliated, while Chinese and Greece affiliated ships are among the rest, it said." https://t.co/c7DzauV8ya
— Shashank Joshi (@shashj) March 18, 2026
https://www.twz.com/news-features/u-s-navy-wont-be-ready-to-escort-tankers-through-hormuz-for-weeks
https://www.twz.com/sea/trumps-plan-to-escort-ships-through-strait-of-hormuz-would-put-u-s-navy-warships-in-the-crosshairs
https://www.twz.com/news-features/trump-no-longer-wants-allies-to-send-warships-to-open-the-strait-of-hormuz
https://www.twz.com/news-features/allies-push-back-on-trumps-demand-they-send-warships-to-strait-of-hormuz
Trump: "I wonder what would happen if we 'finished off' what’s left of the Iranian Terror State, and let the Countries that use it, we don’t, be responsible for the so called 'Straight?' That would get some of our non-responsive 'Allies' in gear, and fast!!! President DJT" pic.twitter.com/pwbF1lYELS
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 18, 2026
