PK 83 bomb

PK-83
Type	General-purpose bomb
Place of origin	Pakistan
Service history
Used by	Pakistan Air Force
Wars	Operation Swift Retort, Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Production history
Manufacturer	Pakistan Ordnance Factories (POF)
Variants	IREK (Increased Range Extension Kit variant)
Specifications
Mass	1,000 lb (454 kg)

The PK-83 is a Pakistani license-produced version of the American Mark 83 1,000-pound (454 kg) low-drag general-purpose steel bomb. It is manufactured locally by the Pakistan Ordnance Factories (POF) and marketed internationally by Global Industrial Defence Solutions (GIDS) primarily for deployment by the Pakistan Air Force (PAF).

Design and Development

The PK-83 is designed to bridge the tactical gap between the lighter 500 lb PK-82 and the heavy 2,000 lb PK-84 general-purpose bombs. It features a heavy steel forged casing containing high-blast explosives, optimized for medium-altitude tactical bombing against reinforced structures, concrete runways, supply lines, and building complexes.

Precision-Guided Conversions

To modernize the unguided munition into a standoff weapon, the PK-83 has been integrated into indigenous precision-guidance programs:

• IREK (Increased Range Extension Kit): An indigenous satellite and inertial-guided wing glide kit developed by GIDS. Similar to the smaller Azb REK used on the PK-82, the IREK converts the heavy PK-83 blast bomb into a long-range precision weapon, expanding its operational glide distance to approximately 50–60 km when released from high altitudes.

Employment

The PK-83 is configured for standard NATO-style suspension lugs and can be carried by several front-line multirole fighter jets operated by the Pakistan Air Force:

• CAC/PAC JF-17 Thunder
• General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon
• Chengdu J-10C
• Dassault Mirage III and Mirage 5 (Strike variants)

See also

• Mark 83 bomb
• Takbir (bomb)
• List of equipment of the Pakistan Air Force