Applied Research Associates (ARA) has been awarded a two-year contract by the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Armaments Directorate to act as the System Design Agent for a Next Generation Penetrator (NGP) weapon. The award follows the June use of the GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) in Operation Midnight Hammer, when the 30,000-pound munition was employed to destroy Iran’s deeply buried nuclear development sites.

Next Generation Penetrator: U.S. Air Force signs deal to develop successor to GBU-57 MOP

Air, Important /

Applied Research Associates (ARA) has been awarded a two-year contract by the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Armaments Directorate to act as the System Design Agent for a Next Generation Penetrator (NGP) weapon.

Next Generation Penetrator: U.S. Air Force signs deal to develop successor to GBU-57 MOP Read More »