B-1 Bombers Are Dropping The Newest BUNKER BUSTER On Iran

The B-1B Lancer and the F-15E Strike Eagle are the only two aircraft in the U.S. arsenal cleared to carry the GBU-72 Advanced 5K Penetrator. The 5,000-pound bunker buster America used in combat for the first time in history in 2026 against hardened Iranian missile storage sites near the Strait of Hormuz. After 13 consecutive nights of CENTCOM strikes on Iranian missile launch sites, drone storage and ammunition depots from Bandar Abbas to Greater Tunb, U.S. strikes have paused for two nights as the White House pushes Iran toward a negotiated deal while retaining all options. We break down the GBU-72 BLU-138 warhead, the 2,000-pound GBU-31(V)3 BLU-109 penetrator, the B-1B’s 75,000-pound payload and its move to RAF Fairford, plus the IRGC’s claim that a tanker struck a naval mine. Round up: a Romanian F-16 downs a third Russian drone in three days over the Black Sea.