Mark 84 General Purpose bomb | |
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Type | Low-drag general-purpose bomb |
Place of origin | United States |
Service history | |
In service | Since 1950s |
Production history | |
Manufacturer | General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems |
Unit cost | US$16,000 |
Variants | |
Specifications | |
Mass | 2,039 lb (925 kg) |
Length | 12 ft 7 in (3.84 m) |
Diameter | 18 in (460 mm) |
Filling | Tritonal, H6 or PBXN-109 |
Filling weight | 946 lb (429 kg) |
References | Janes[1][2][3][4][5] and The War Zone[6] |
The Mark 84 or BLU-117[7] is a 2,000-pound (900 kg) American general-purpose bomb. It is the largest of the Mark 80 series of weapons. Entering service during the Vietnam War, it became a commonly used US heavy unguided bomb. At the time, it was the third largest bomb by weight in the US inventory behind the 15,000-pound (6,800 kg) BLU-82 "Daisy Cutter" and the 3,000-pound (1,400 kg) M118 "demolition" bomb. It is currently sixth in size due to the addition of the 5,000 lb (2,300 kg) GBU-28 in 1991, the 22,600 lb (10,300 kg) GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb (MOAB) in 2003, and the 30,000 lb (14,000 kg) Massive Ordnance Penetrator.