U.S. to send 2,000lb bombs to Israel
In a deal worth $2.8bn, the U.S. plans to send Israel the largest single transfer in years of some of the most destructive bombs in its arsenal. The U.S. provides the funds for the sale via Foreign Military Financing
MK-84 LOW-DRAG-GENERAL-PURPOSE (LDGPB) BOMB
Explosive fill
3.88m
Tail attachment (JDAM conversion)
Fuze conduit
Steel casing
Tail fuze
Nose fuze
Weight: 907kg (2,000lb)
Explosive: 429kg
BLU-117 VARIANT
Externally identical to Mk-84 apart from thermal protective coating
PBXN-109 Insensitive-High-Explosive (IHE) filler
Penetrates up to 380mm of steel, 3.4m of reinforced concrete
CIRCULAR ERROR PROBABLE*
5 metres: When GPS data is available
30 metres: With no GPS
365.8 metres: Lethal high explosive fragmentation range
Pressure from explosion can rupture lungs, burst sinus cavities and tear off limbs
*Defined as radius of circle accuracy by 50% of projectiles
Sources: CAT-UXO, Bloomberg, Reuters
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