GBU-56 Mk-84 Laser JDAM

The GBU-56 Mk-84 Laser JDAM is Boeing's 2,000-pound Laser JDAM variant built around the Mk 84 bomb body. Boeing describes it as a GPS/INS-guided bomb with a DSU-38 laser sensor for moving, relocatable, and maritime targets, and the Air Force showed it in training use at Beale Air Force Base in 2024.

GBU-56 Mk-84 Laser JDAM, 2,000-pound laser-guided bomb, Munitions

Image source: DVIDS GBU-56 photo, image 1 of 2

Profile / Specs

Profile

Origin: United States
Built by: Boeing
Type: 2,000-pound laser-guided bomb
Service note: 2010s-present
Designer: Boeing

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Specifications

Warhead: Mk 84 2,000-pound bomb body
Guidance: GPS/INS JDAM tailkit with DSU-38 laser terminal seeker
Weapon weight: 2,120 lb for the U.S. Air Force configuration; 2,135 lb for the U.S. Navy configuration
Length: 151.7 in (3.85 m)
Diameter: 25.3 in (64.3 cm)
Range: Glides up to 15 miles (24 km)
Target set: Moving, relocatable, and maritime targets

Carrier Aircraft

Boeing's Advanced F-15 weapons inventory lists the GBU-56 Mk-84 Laser JDAM in the aircraft's external carriage matrix.

Carrier

Carrier type

Carriage evidence

F-15 family fighter aircraft, Fighter aircraft family, Aircraft & UAVs

F-15 family fighter aircraft

Multirole fighter aircraft

Boeing's Advanced F-15 weapons inventory explicitly lists the GBU-56 Mk-84 Laser JDAM in the aircraft's external carriage matrix.

Sources: Advanced F-15 Weapons Inventory

Design Notes

Boeing describes the GBU-56 as a 2,000-pound Laser JDAM variant that adds a DSU-38 laser sensor to the standard JDAM tailkit.

Topic	Note
Base bomb	Mk 84 2,000-pound bomb body.
Guidance	GPS/INS guidance with laser terminal homing for the final attack phase.
Weapon weight	2,120 lb in U.S. Air Force configuration and 2,135 lb in U.S. Navy configuration.
Target set	Moving, relocatable, and maritime targets.

Service And Conflict Use

Service History

In service: Boeing said in 2015 that the GBU-56 Laser JDAM was nearing completion, and DVIDS described it in 2024 as the Air Force's newest munition used in AFCOMAC curriculum at Beale Air Force Base.

Media

GBU-56 Mk-84 Laser JDAM Images

GBU-56 Mk-84 Laser JDAM, 2,000-pound laser-guided bomb, Munitions - view 1 — Source: DVIDS GBU-56 photo, image 1 of 2

GBU-56 Mk-84 Laser JDAM, 2,000-pound laser-guided bomb, Munitions - view 2 — Source: DVIDS GBU-56 photo, image 1 of 2

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Sources

Boeing Laser JDAM product cardPublisher: Boeing | Note: Supports the GBU-56 Mk-84 Laser JDAM as Boeing's Laser JDAM variant, including GPS/INS guidance, DSU-38 laser terminal guidance, the Mk 84 bomb body, published dimensions, weight, range, and target set. | Accessed: 2026-06-28 DVIDS GBU-56 photo, image 1 of 2Publisher: DVIDS | Note: Supports the primary image URL and the Air Force training-context caption for the GBU-56 Laser Joint Direct Attack Munition photo set at Beale Air Force Base in 2024. | Accessed: 2026-06-28 DVIDS GBU-56 photo, image 2 of 2Publisher: DVIDS | Note: Supports the second public image URL from the same Beale Air Force Base GBU-56 photo set. | Accessed: 2026-06-28 DVIDS GBU-56 taxi and take off, 21 April 2023Publisher: DVIDS | Note: Supports the third gallery image and the earlier GBU-56 photo context from the Air Force photo set. | Accessed: 2026-06-28 Advanced F-15 Weapons InventoryPublisher: Boeing | Note: Supports the F-15 external carriage matrix listing the GBU-56 Mk-84 Laser JDAM. | Accessed: 2026-06-28