burnout velocity

The velocity attained by a missile at the point of burnout.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

References in periodicals archive

The notional baseline surface-launch interceptor was modeled with 3.5 km/second burnout velocity, 250 meter/second divert, acceleration of 2 g's, and homing guidance.

Neither the AWL nor the PAA surrogate--each with a burnout velocity of only 3.5 km/second--has an ascent-phase capability against a 10,000 km ICBM on a minimum-energy trajectory.

A new approach to ballistic missile defense for countering antiaccess/area-denial threats from precision-guided weapons

We refer to these as lower-tier interceptors and show their performance based on a burnout velocity of 1.75 km/sec.

The role of airpower in active missile defense

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