Mark 80
Family of low drag general purpose aviation bombs
Overview
Mark 82
A row of Mk 82 500 pound class general purpose aviation bombs being loaded onto F-16 fighter aircraft 1988.
Source: US Air Force -
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BLU-110 (IM variant of Mk 83)
BLU-111 (IM variant of Mk 82)
BLU-117 (IM variant of Mk 84)
Variants
Mark 81
Mark 81: 250 pound class general purpose bomb. Filled with Tritonal (USAF) or Composition H-6 (USMC, US Navy).
Mark 82
Mark 82: 500 pound class general purpose bomb. Filled with Tritonal (USAF) or Composition H-6 (USMC, US Navy).
BLU-111/B: Mark 82 with PBXN-109 insensitive high explosive.
BLU-111A/B: Mark 82 with PBXN-109 insensitive high explosive and thermal protective coating.
Mark 83
Mark 83: 1.000 pound class general purpose bomb. Filled with Composition H-6 (USMC, US Navy). Not adopted by US Air Force.
BLU-110/B: Mark 83 with PBXN-109 insensitive high explosive.
BLU-110A/B: Mark 83 with PBXN-109 insensitive high explosive and thermal protective coating.
Mark 84
Mark 84: 2.000 pound class general purpose bomb. Filled with Tritonal (USAF) or Composition H-6 (USMC, US Navy).
BLU-117/B: Mark 84 with PBXN-109 insensitive high explosive.
BLU-117A/B: Mark 84 with PBXN-109 insensitive high explosive and thermal protective coating.
Details
Media
Mark 82
US Air Force personnel handling an inert Mk 82 500 pound class general purpose aviation bomb.
Source: US Air Force
Copyright: Public domain
BLU-111A/B
US Marine Corps personnel handling a BLU-111A/B 500 pound class general purpose aviation bomb in 2000.
Source: US Marine Corps
Copyright: Public domain
BLU-110A/B
US Navy F/A-18C Hornet with BLU-110A/B 1.000 pound class general purpose aviation bomb with thermal protective coating in 2004.
Source: US Navy
Copyright: Public domain
BLU-111A/B
Large stockpile of BLU-111A/B 500 pound class general purpose aviation bombs seen on an aircraft carrier in 2003.
Source: US Navy
Copyright: Public domain
BLU-110A/B
Large stocks of BLU-110A/B 1.000 pound class general purpose aviation bomb with thermal protective coating stored aboard an aircraft carrier.
Source: US Navy
Copyright: Public domain
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FAB M62
The FAB M62 series of general purpose aviation bombs is the Soviet/Russian counterpart to the Mk 80 series.