Mark 84 bomb

Mark 84 General Purpose bomb
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	GBU-10 Paveway II GBU-15 GBU-24 Paveway III GBU‐31 JDAM
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] & 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.