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 Mark 82 bomb -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Mark 82 bomb -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
With a nominal weight of 500 lb (227 kg), it is the smallest of those bombs in current service, and one of the most common air-dropped weapons in the world.
The Mk 82 is offered with a variety of fin kits, (Any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant) fuses, and retarders for different purposes.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/m/ma/mark_82_bomb.htm   (137 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Joint Direct Attack Munition
JDAM is a guided air-to-surface weapon that uses either the 2,000 pound (900 kg) BLU-109/Mark 84 bomb or the 1,000 pound (450 kg) BLU-110/Mark 83 bomb warheads as the payload.
The Mark 84 is an American general-purpose bomb, the largest of the Mark 80 series of weapons.
Growth of the JDAM family of weapons expanded to the 500 pound (230 kg) Mark 82 bomb version, which began development in late 1999.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Joint-Direct-Attack-Munition   (1973 words)

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