Mark 80 series bombs
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The Mark 80 series bombs are a family of U.S. general-purpose, low-drag, unguided aerial bombs widely used as the standard foundation for many modern precision-guided munitions.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mk 81 bomb | 2 |
| Mark 80 low-drag general-purpose bombs | 1 |
| Mark 80 series bombs canonical | 1 |
| Mark 81 bomb | 1 |
| Mk 80 series | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3650089 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mark 80 series bombs Context triple: [Mk 83 bomb, partOfSeries, Mark 80 series bombs]
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A.
Mk 83 bomb
The Mk 83 bomb is a 1,000-pound class general-purpose unguided aerial bomb widely used by military aircraft and often employed as the warhead for various precision-guided munition systems.
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B.
Mk 82 bomb
The Mk 82 bomb is a widely used 500-pound general-purpose unguided aerial bomb that serves as the standard warhead for many precision-guided munitions.
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C.
Mk 84 bomb
The Mk 84 bomb is a 2,000-pound class general-purpose unguided bomb widely used by the U.S. and allied air forces as the warhead basis for various precision-guided munitions.
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D.
BLU-109 bomb
The BLU-109 bomb is a U.S.-designed hardened-penetrator warhead used to destroy reinforced or deeply buried targets, often integrated into precision-guided munition systems.
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E.
Paveway series guided bombs
Paveway series guided bombs are laser-guided precision munitions designed to improve the accuracy and effectiveness of conventional unguided bombs against ground targets.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mark 80 series bombs Target entity description: The Mark 80 series bombs are a family of U.S. general-purpose, low-drag, unguided aerial bombs widely used as the standard foundation for many modern precision-guided munitions.
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A.
Mk 83 bomb
The Mk 83 bomb is a 1,000-pound class general-purpose unguided aerial bomb widely used by military aircraft and often employed as the warhead for various precision-guided munition systems.
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B.
Mk 82 bomb
The Mk 82 bomb is a widely used 500-pound general-purpose unguided aerial bomb that serves as the standard warhead for many precision-guided munitions.
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C.
Mk 84 bomb
The Mk 84 bomb is a 2,000-pound class general-purpose unguided bomb widely used by the U.S. and allied air forces as the warhead basis for various precision-guided munitions.
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D.
BLU-109 bomb
The BLU-109 bomb is a U.S.-designed hardened-penetrator warhead used to destroy reinforced or deeply buried targets, often integrated into precision-guided munition systems.
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E.
Paveway series guided bombs
Paveway series guided bombs are laser-guided precision munitions designed to improve the accuracy and effectiveness of conventional unguided bombs against ground targets.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
general-purpose bomb
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general-purpose bomb ⓘ general-purpose bomb ⓘ general-purpose bomb ⓘ general-purpose bomb family ⓘ low-drag unguided aerial bomb family ⓘ |
| canBeEquippedWith |
delay fuzes
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nose fuzes ⓘ proximity fuzes ⓘ tail fuzes ⓘ |
| compatibleWith |
conventional tail kits
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guidance kits ⓘ retarding tail kits ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| designedFor |
aircraft carriage
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external stores carriage ⓘ internal bomb bay carriage ⓘ |
| eraOfIntroduction |
Cold War
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surface form:
Cold War period
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| explosiveFilling |
Composition H6
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PBXN-109 ⓘ Tritonal ⓘ |
| feature |
conical tail or fin assemblies
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high-explosive filling ⓘ low-drag aerodynamic shape ⓘ modular design ⓘ steel casing ⓘ |
| includesVariant |
Mk 81 bomb
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Mk 82 bomb ⓘ Mk 83 bomb ⓘ Mk 84 bomb ⓘ |
| mass |
approximately 1,000 lb
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approximately 2,000 lb ⓘ approximately 250 lb ⓘ approximately 500 lb ⓘ |
| role | primary medium-weight bomb of Mark 80 series ⓘ |
| standardizedAs | U.S. general-purpose bomb family ⓘ |
| status | largely withdrawn from U.S. service ⓘ |
| typicalUse |
air-to-ground attack
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close air support ⓘ interdiction missions ⓘ |
| usedAsFoundationFor |
GBU-50 Enhanced Paveway II
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surface form:
GBU-series guided bombs
GPS-guided bombs ⓘ JDAM ⓘ Paveway series guided bombs ⓘ
surface form:
Paveway series
laser-guided bombs ⓘ precision-guided munitions ⓘ |
| usedBy |
NATO
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surface form:
NATO member states
United States Air Force ⓘ United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ various allied air forces ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mark 80 series bombs Description of subject: The Mark 80 series bombs are a family of U.S. general-purpose, low-drag, unguided aerial bombs widely used as the standard foundation for many modern precision-guided munitions.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mk 81 bomb
this entity surface form:
Mark 80 low-drag general-purpose bombs
this entity surface form:
Mk 81 bomb
this entity surface form:
Mk 80 series
this entity surface form:
Mark 81 bomb