---
name: "velocity"
type: command
status: ok
groups: ["Object Manipulation"]
arma3_since: "0.50"
locality: {"argument": null, "effect": null, "server_exec": false}
source: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/velocity
revid: 377249
updated: 2026-01-02T06:14:11Z
---

# velocity

*Command · Object Manipulation · Arma 3 v0.50 · introduced in Operation Flashpoint v1.80*

## Description

Returns the velocity of the object as vector in m/s.

## Syntax

```sqf
velocity object
```

**Parameters:**

- `object`: [Object](../topics/Object.md)

**Returns:** [Vector3D](../topics/Vector3D.md)

## Examples

### Example 1

```sqf
_vector = velocity jeep;
```

### Example 2

```sqf
if ((velocity _plane1 select 2) > 50) then { hint "Aircraft is climbing up too fast!"; };
```

## See also

[setVelocity](../commands/setVelocity.md) · [velocityModelSpace](../commands/velocityModelSpace.md) · [setVelocityModelSpace](../commands/setVelocityModelSpace.md) · [setVelocityTransformation](../commands/setVelocityTransformation.md) · [speed](../commands/speed.md)

<sub>Source: [BI Community Wiki — velocity](https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/velocity) (revision 377249).</sub>