One of the first steps taken by US President Donald Trump was to release a shipment of 1,800 MK-84 km to Israel, after former President Joe Biden stopped the show. The Israeli Ministry of Defense announced this morning that the shipment has already reached Israel. So what is the purpose of bombs? How many of them supply the United States with Israel? How much do they cost?
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Dean. General (Al-Daqqa), Israel Shafar, a former leader and commander of the Aviation School in Israel, says that MK-84 bombs, because of their heavy weight, penetrate deeper than the MK-83 bombs, which are half heavy, and MK-82s that have only 25 % of the weight. He explains: “The bomb penetrates deeper because it is square in times of the mass, and the speed is the same and then the mass is important.”
According to him, the ability to penetrate deeper depends on several components, one of the most prominent is the whistle. “The bomb can explode when influencing, or there will be a delay for several milliliters before the explosion. This is a great armament of the Air Force. This is a large -scale bomb, and when it is also a bomb weighing a ton – up to an area of up to ten meters minute. “
He adds that although the bomb is not directed, as long as the aircraft it carries in a position allows it to see the target that they can also hit carefully with a regular bomb. “A set with GPS can be installed on the MK-84 to make it guided. This way, it can also be dropped in all weather conditions or in cloudy conditions that make it impossible to see the target. There is also a guidance laser option, which is the most advanced.”
The United States has provided Israel with more than 10,000 of this since the outbreak of the iron sword war, and continues. A study conducted by the Watson Institute at Washington University found that in the first year of the war alone, Israel was provided with 14100 MK-84. During this period, the United States also presented Israel with, among other things, 57,000 155 mm shells, 20,000 M4A1 rifles, and 13981 anti -tank missiles.
The price of each MK-84 bomb is estimated at $ 10,000 and $ 25,000, depending on various factors, such as the number of units and supply. The bomb price is usually about 16,000 dollars per unit.
It was published by Globes, Israel Business News – En.globes.co.il – on February 16, 2025.
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