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USAF Awards Boeing Sole‑Source Contract and Orders More 30,000‑lb Bunker‑Busters After Iranian Nuclear Strikes

The U.S. Air Force has awarded Boeing a sole‑source contract to produce additional 30,000‑lb Massive Ordnance Penetrator bunker‑busters, munitions engineered to penetrate roughly 200 feet of rock or hard substrate. The order follows recent U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities and targets underground labs and hardened bunkers.

Discovered 2026-02-13T07:55:11.063423-08:00 | 2026-02-13T07:55:11.063423-08:00

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  • Provides the USAF a unique hard‑target strike capability: the 30,000‑lb MOP is rated to penetrate ~200 ft of rock to defeat underground labs and hardened bunkers.

  • The sole‑source Boeing award accelerates production and concentrates delivery and program risk with a prime contractor; it follows combat operations including the USAF’s Operation Midnight Hammer SEAD and strike activity.

  • This procurement sits alongside broader shifts in U.S. strategic posture and munitions policy, linking to recent moves on nuclear force posture and large munitions sales and guidance‑kit approvals to partners (see related munitions sale approvals).

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