【9月27日】看軍聞學英語

■泰戈爾

原文：

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.

"The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Armament Directorate, Attack Division (AFLCMC/EBD) is conducting market research for an industry analysis of capabilities," according to a contracting notice posted online. "AFLCMC/EBD is seeking to award a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to support all aspects of research & development, production, testing, and delivery of the Next Generation Penetrator (NGP), GBU-76/B weapon system."

"All interested vendors shall submit a response demonstrating their capability to support the design, production, testing, and bed down of components and specific activities related to the development, performance and sustainment of the GBU-76/B weapon system," the notice adds. It also stresses that information is only being gathered currently for "planning purposes."

The notice lists a wide range of "tasks that may be pertinent to this effort."

中譯：

美國空軍已開始著手為部署「GBU-57/B巨型鑽地彈（MOP）」的後續替代型號鋪路。在此過程中，空軍也透露這款後續的「次世代鑽地彈（NGP）」目前已被正式賦予「GBU-76/B」的軍事型號。在此同時，空軍也計畫持續升級現役的MOP；自從去年在「午夜鐵鎚行動」中，該炸彈首度投入實戰、成功打擊掩埋於地底深處的伊朗核設施後，MOP這個名字便已家喻戶曉。

根據網路上發布的一份發包公告指出：「空軍生命週期管理中心武器局打擊處目前正在進行一項市場調研，以針對業界產能進行分析。」該公告寫道：「AFLCMC/EBD正尋求授予一項『不確定交付時間／不確定交付數量（IDIQ）』的多家得標合約，以支援下世代滲透炸彈（NGP）GBU-76/B武器系統在研發、生產、測試及交付等各方面的所有工作。」

該公告進一步補充：「所有感興趣的廠商，均應提交一份能力證明報告，展現其有能力支援與GBU-76/B武器系統的開發、性能及後勤維護相關之組件設計、生產、測試及部隊部署規劃。」公告中也強調，目前收集這些資訊純粹是出於「計畫性目的」。

公告中列出了與這項計畫可能相關的廣泛任務範圍。

-關鍵軍語-

※bunker buster：碉堡剋星

※designated：命名