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June 2, 2026 The U.S. Air Force is already moving to lay groundwork for fielding the replacement of its GBU-57/B Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) bunker buster bomb. In the process, it has also revealed that the follow-on Next Generation Penetrator (NGP) has now been designated as the GBU-76/B. The service also has plans to continue upgrading the MOP, which became a household name after the first-ever combat use of the bombs against deeply buried Iranian nuclear facilities during Operation Midnight Hammer last year. Read our full story here. Must Read Articles Is The U.S. Flying MQ-1 Predator Drones Again? Questions surrounding the loss of an "MQ-1" to Iran highlight the possibilities and pitfalls of sending the Predator back into the fray. READ NOW Russian Trucks Get ‘Dazzle’ Paint To Throw Off AI-Enabled Drones The disruptive paint appears designed to confuse machine-vision targeting systems as autonomous drones become a growing threat. READ NOW Littoral Combat Force Takes Up Station In Caribbean Under Navy’s New Deployment Concept Here's where all of America's aircraft carriers and big-deck amphibious assault ships are as of June 1, 2026. READ NOW Turkey’s Secretive Electronic Warfare Jet Appears In New Imagery The long-delayed HAVA SOJ is designed to blind enemy air defenses from outside highly contested airspace. READ NOW Pentagon’s Plans To Track Aircraft From Orbit Accelerated With New $4B SpaceX Deal A satellite network to track aircraft could offer unprecedented ability to surveil the skies globally and make AEW&C aircraft redundant. READ NOW From the Archive The Air Force May Have Retired The Predator, But It was the Army That Blazed Its Trail An obscure Army military intelligence outfit dominated the early years of the program, helping demonstrate the drone in a host of different roles. READ NOW Hot Shots NATO partner forces fire an 81mm mortar cannon during a training exercise at Pabradė Training Area, Lithuania. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Nicodemus Taylor A forward mounted Phalanx Close-In Weapon System (CIWS) fires rounds during a system test on board Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) while underway in the Philippine Sea. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Wadelon Presley A U.S. Coast Guard HC-130J Super Hercules aircraft on the flight line at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Jade Moen