The nominal weight of the bomb is , although its actual weight varies between and , depending on
fuze options, and fin configuration. The Mk 83 is a streamlined steel casing containing of
tritonal high explosive. When filled with PBXN-109 thermally insensitive explosive, the bomb is designated BLU-110. The Mk 83/BLU-110 is used as the warhead for a variety of precision-guided weapons, including the
GBU-16 Paveway laser-guided bombs, the
GBU-32 JDAM and Quickstrike
sea mines. The Mk 83 is also used as the warhead in a variety of
Pakistani
smart bombs made by
GIDS. During
Operation Swift Retort in 2019, 2
JF-17 Thunders of the
No. 16 Squadron "Black Panthers" armed with newly developed Mk. 83 Range Extension Kit (REK) bombs struck military targets in Indian-administered
Jammu and Kashmir. This bomb is most typically used by the
United States Navy but is also used by the
USAF in the
F-22A in a
JDAM configuration. According to a test report conducted by the United States Navy's
Weapon System Explosives Safety Review Board (WSESRB) established in the wake of the
1967 USS Forrestal fire, the
cooking-off time for a Mk 83 is approximately 8 minutes 40 seconds. File:Mark 83 Bombs.jpg|Loading of Mark 83 1,000-pound general-purpose bombs File:US Navy 040205-N-5859A-001 An F-A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the Eagles of Strike Fighter Squadron One One Five (VFA-115) carries ten Mark 83 bombs.jpg|Ten Mark 83 bombs aboard a US Navy F/A-18E. File:Hornet releases MK-83 1000 pound bombs during ATFLIR tests.jpg|F-A-18E Super Hornet releases MK-83 1000 pound bombs during ATFLIR tests. File:Defense.gov News Photo 980207-N-6895K-001.jpg|Transportation of two MK-83 1,000 pound bombs from a weapons elevator to the flight deck of the
USS George Washington (CVN 73). File:US Navy 041113-N-3799S-002 A U.S. Navy pilot flies an F-A-18C Hornet assigned to the Marauders of Strike Fighter Squadron Eight Two (VFA-82), over the Pacific Missile Range Facility armed with MK-83 1000 pound general purpose b.jpg|MK-83 1,000 pound bomb mounted aboard F/A-18C. File:US Navy 100127-N-5685W-040 Aviation Ordnancemen aboard the Nimitz-Class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) prepare to move a Mark 83 inert bomb from the assembly line.jpg|US Navy aviation-ordnancemen aboard the
USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) preparing to move a Mark 83 inert unit from assembly line. ==See also==