Mk 83 bomb
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The Mk 83 bomb is a 1,000-pound class general-purpose unguided aerial bomb widely used by military aircraft and often employed as the warhead for various precision-guided munition systems.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| GBU-16 Paveway II | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
air-dropped munition
ⓘ
conventional weapon ⓘ general-purpose bomb ⓘ unguided aerial bomb ⓘ |
| approximateWeight |
1,000 lb
ⓘ
454 kg ⓘ |
| bodyMaterial | steel ⓘ |
| canBeConfiguredWith |
guidance kits
ⓘ
low-drag tail fins ⓘ retarded tail kits ⓘ |
| canServeAsWarheadFor |
Paveway series guided bombs
ⓘ
surface form:
GBU-16 Paveway II
GBU-32 JDAM ⓘ GBU-55 JDAM variant ⓘ other laser-guided bomb kits ⓘ precision-guided munition ⓘ |
| compatibleWith |
multiple ejector racks
ⓘ
pylon-mounted bomb racks ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| deploymentMethod | air-dropped ⓘ |
| designedFor |
surface target attack
ⓘ
tactical bombing ⓘ |
| diameter | approximately 14 inches ⓘ |
| explosiveClass | blast-fragmentation ⓘ |
| feature |
aerodynamic bomb casing
ⓘ
fuse wells for nose and tail fuzes ⓘ |
| fillingType | high explosive ⓘ |
| guidance | unguided ⓘ |
| length | approximately 3.0 m ⓘ |
| massClass | 1,000-pound class bomb ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Mark 80 series bombs ⓘ |
| role | general-purpose blast-fragmentation bomb ⓘ |
| seriesIncludes |
Mark 80 series bombs
ⓘ
surface form:
Mk 81 bomb
Mk 82 bomb ⓘ Mk 84 bomb ⓘ |
| typicalExplosiveFill |
Composition H6
ⓘ
PBXN-109 ⓘ Tritonal ⓘ |
| usedBy |
NATO member states
ⓘ
United States Air Force ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Air Force
United States Navy ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Navy
United States Armed Forces ⓘ
surface form:
United States military
attack aircraft ⓘ fighter aircraft ⓘ military aircraft ⓘ |
| usedFor | strategic and tactical strike missions ⓘ |
| usedIn |
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
ⓘ
surface form:
Afghanistan War (post-2001)
Gulf War ⓘ Iraq War ⓘ Vietnam War ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
GBU-16 Paveway II
this entity surface form:
GBU-16 Paveway II