Overview
- Newly posted acquisition documents confirm a Feb. 10, 2026 award under contract FA868126CB001 for GBU-57 production and support.
- The redacted justification states Boeing is the only qualified producer, with the award indicated at more than $100 million while quantities and detailed timelines remain withheld.
- The procurement includes tail kits with deliveries projected to begin Jan. 10, 2028, plus components for all-up-round weapons to replace expended units.
- The buy replaces bombs used in Operation Midnight Hammer, when seven B-2s dropped 14 MOPs on Iran’s Fordow and Natanz facilities.
- Air Force materials indicate this will be the final MOP lot before a transition to the Next-Generation Penetrator, which has entered prototype development.