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airburst [′er‚bərst] (ordnance) Any burst in the air, but usually the bursting of a projectile or bomb above the ground with resulting spray of fragments. Also known as aerial burst. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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XM25 air burst weapon system will provide individual soldiers with
precision airburst capability. The versatile Excalibur will give the Army that capability; it
will have a high-explosive fragmenting/penetrating warhead that has an
integral fuze capable of airburst, point-detonating or point-detonating
with delay-fuze options. It actually airbursts in front of the target,
creating a very disorienting and intimidating effect," he said. |
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