The Israeli military utilised at least 15 2,000-pound bombs, including the US-made BLU-109, according to a video released on Saturday.

An Israeli fighter jet carrying multiple BLU-109 bombs. Israeli Air Force photo The BLU-109 is a US-made air-to-ground munition that weighs 2,000 pounds.

Bunker buster bombs are, as their name implies, designed to penetrate underground and destroy bunkers. And you might be wondering just how deep they go.

A graphic showing JDAM kits fitted to unguided general-purpose bombs. From top to bottom: 2,000-pound Mk 84, 2,000-pound BLU-109 penetrator warhead, 1,000-pound Mk 83/BLU-110, 500-pound Mk 82/BLU ...

Mac Jee Defesa has also secured contracts to ship approximately 35,000 general-purpose bombs in 2025. These will include its version of the 2,000 lb BLU-109 hardened bunker buster penetration bomb.

Israel intends to buy 3,845 Joint Direct Attack Munition guidance kits for the BLU-109 bomb body and 3,280 JDAM guidance kits for the MK 82 bomb body, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said ...

The 907kg (2,000lb) BLU-109 is designed to destroy hardened targets such as bunkers, while the 227kg Mk82 is used against infantry positions, radar installations, infrastructure, and other surface ...

The U.S. has provided Israel with large bunker buster bombs, among tens of thousands of other weapons and artillery shells, to help dislodge Hamas from Gaza, U.S. officials said. The surge of arms ...

The photograph, however, was published in 2014 on the website of a U.S. Air force base in Gunsan, South Korea, with a caption describing “more than 80 Blu-109 and Mark-84 bombs” on display ...

This action provides for 202 Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) kits in the 2000-pound MK-84 configuration and 948 JDAM bits in the 2,000-pound BLU-109 configuration.