Do not approach munitions
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ID

OSMP892

Date

9 November 2024

Source

Reported Location

Year

Munition Category

Functional use

Tentative Model

Base Colour

Condition

Guidance

Domain

Weight Class

Analyst Note

MK 84 unguided air-delivered bombs can be fitted with a variety of tail kits, or with guidance kits which convert them into precision guided munitions (PGMs). When an air-delivered bomb impacts a building or the ground without functioning, the tail or guidance kit may be sheared off. With these separated from the munition—and in the absence of other identifying features, such as a seeker fitted to the nose of the weapon—it becomes very difficult to determine whether the bomb was guided or unguided. (ARES)