Mk 82 bomb

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The Mk 82 bomb is a widely used 500-pound general-purpose unguided aerial bomb that serves as the standard warhead for many precision-guided munitions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf U.S. military ordnance
conventional weapon
general-purpose bomb
unguided aerial bomb
approximateWeight 227 kg
500 lb
canBeConfiguredAs low-drag bomb
retarded bomb
compatibleWith BSU-49/B air-inflatable retarder
Mk 15 Snakeye fin
conical low-drag tail fin
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
designedFor aircraft carriage and release
diameter approximately 273 mm
explosiveFiller Composition H6
PBXN-109
Tritonal
explosiveType high explosive
familyIncludes BLU-111/B (low-collateral variant)
insensitive munition variants
filledWeight about 192 kg
fuzing nose fuze capable
tail fuze capable
guidance unguided (free-fall)
length approximately 2.21 m
material steel casing
mountingStandard 14-inch suspension lugs
30-inch suspension lugs (optional)
notableCharacteristic most widely used bomb in the Mark 80 series
partOfSeries Mk 82 bomb self-linksurface differs
surface form: Mark 80 series bombs
role general-purpose blast-fragmentation bomb
serviceEntry 1960s
standardWeightClass 500-pound bomb
typicalUse close air support
interdiction missions
tactical air-to-ground strike missions
usedAsWarheadFor Paveway series guided bombs
surface form: GBU-12 Paveway II

Mk 83 bomb
surface form: GBU-16 Paveway II

GBU-35 JDAM
Mk 82 bomb self-linksurface differs
surface form: GBU-38 JDAM

Paveway series guided bombs
surface form: GBU-49 Enhanced Paveway II

GBU-50 Enhanced Paveway II
GBU-51 JDAM
GBU-51 JDAM
surface form: GBU-52 JDAM

GBU-54 Laser JDAM
Paveway series guided bombs
surface form: GBU-58 Paveway II
usedBy United States Air Force
United States Marine Corps
United States Navy
many NATO air forces
various allied air forces worldwide

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Paveway series guided bombs includesVariant Mk 82 bomb
this entity surface form: GBU-12 Paveway II
General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper armament Mk 82 bomb
this entity surface form: GBU-38 JDAM bombs
Mk 82 bomb partOfSeries Mk 82 bomb self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Mark 80 series bombs
Mk 82 bomb usedAsWarheadFor Mk 82 bomb self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: GBU-38 JDAM
Mk 83 bomb seriesIncludes Mk 82 bomb
Mk 15 Snakeye fin usedWith Mk 82 bomb
BLU-111/B (low-collateral variant) relatedTo Mk 82 bomb
this entity surface form: Mk 82 general-purpose bomb
BLU-111/B (low-collateral variant) belongsToSeries Mk 82 bomb
this entity surface form: BLU-111 bomb family
Mark 80 series hasMember Mk 82 bomb
this entity surface form: Mark 82 bomb
Mark 80 series hasMember Mk 82 bomb
this entity surface form: Mark 82 Mod 1 bomb
Mark 80 series hasMember Mk 82 bomb
this entity surface form: Mark 82 Mod 2 bomb
Mark 80 series hasMember Mk 82 bomb
this entity surface form: Mark 82 Mod 5 bomb
GBU-54 Laser JDAM basedOn Mk 82 bomb
this entity surface form: Mk 82 bomb body