JDAM (GBU-31)
USA · 1997 · 0.43 t (Mk 84 warhead) explosive fill · conventional high-explosive
Overview
GPS-guided 2,000 lb bomb (about 0.43 t fill with the Mk 84 warhead).
With about 0.43 t (Mk 84 warhead) of explosive fill (no published TNT equivalent)[1, 2], the JDAM (GBU-31) is a conventional high-explosive weapon that releases its energy through chemical reactions, not nuclear processes. [3]
Effect radii not shown
The JDAM (GBU-31) is a conventional (non-nuclear) weapon. The nuclear blast and thermal scaling laws this site uses do not apply to chemical explosives, so no effect radii are shown. See the methodology page.
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