WeaponSpecs

Munitions with the heaviest warhead

19 of the 90 munitions in the WeaponSpecs database publish a warhead figure. Ranked on the published number alone, highest first, with no weighting and no composite score. The 71 munitions with no published figure are not ranked, absent data is never treated as a low value.

1 of the 19 entries below (Russia) rest on manufacturer or state claims with limited independent verification, marked † in the table. Treat their position in this ranking as directional, not tested.
Munitions with the heaviest warhead, ranked by published warhead
# System Warhead Source
1 GBU-24 Paveway III

United States flag Raytheon (RTX)

907 kg reference ↗

checked 2026-07-05

2 K731 White Shark

South Korea flag LIG Nex1

370 kg reference ↗

checked 2026-08-02

3 GBU-28

United States flag Raytheon (RTX)

306 kg reference ↗

checked 2026-07-05

4 PGM-500

United Kingdom flag MBDA

227 kg reference ↗

checked 2026-08-04

5 GBU-12 Paveway II

United States flag Raytheon (RTX)

89 kg reference ↗

checked 2026-07-05

6 Paveway IV

United Kingdom flag Raytheon (RTX)

89 kg reference ↗

checked 2026-07-05

7 GBU-38 JDAM

United States flag Boeing

89 kg reference ↗

checked 2026-07-05

8 GBU-53/B StormBreaker (SDB II)

United States flag Raytheon (RTX)

48 kg reference ↗

checked 2026-07-05

9 Stingray

United Kingdom flag General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems

45 kg reference ↗

checked 2026-07-05

10 Mk 46

United States flag Raytheon (RTX)

44 kg reference ↗

checked 2026-07-05

11 Mk 54 torpedo

United States flag General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems

44 kg reference ↗

checked 2026-07-05

12 155mm M795 HE

United States flag General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems

11 kg reference ↗

checked 2026-07-19

13 LAHAT gun-launched ATGM

Israel flag Israel Aerospace Industries

5 kg reference ↗

checked 2026-07-05

14 9M112 Kobra gun-launched ATGM

Soviet Union flag KBP Instrument Design Bureau

5 kg reference ↗

checked 2026-07-05

15 L31 HESH

United Kingdom flag BAE Systems

4 kg reference ↗

checked 2026-07-05

16 S-8 Rocket

Russia flag Roketsan

4 kg reference ↗

checked 2026-07-05

17 M393A2 HEP-T

United States flag General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems

3 kg reference ↗

checked 2026-07-05

18 K280 HEAT-MP

South Korea flag Poongsan Corporation

2 kg reference ↗

checked 2026-07-05

19 DM12 HEAT-MP

Germany flag Rheinmetall

2 kg on spec sheet

checked 2026-07-05

Compiled from public manufacturer, defense-ministry and reference sources. Published defense figures are approximations and are often stated under different conditions, so treat this ordering as directional rather than a tested result. A board is only generated where at least 5 systems in the class publish the figure. How we compile specs →

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