air-to-air
adjective
: launched from one airplane in flight at another
air-to-air missiles
also
: involving aircraft in flight
air-to-air combat
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The aircraft is produced by Chengdu Aircraft Corporation and equipped with modern radar and air-to-air missile systems.
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Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 May 2025
Until 2019, the U.S. even objected to France supplying Egypt with the long-range Meteor air-to-air missile for the Dassault Rafales Cairo first bought in 2015.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
While overall numbers of air-to-air fighter jets and ground-attack aircraft sway heavily in India’s favor, both militaries have been making recent efforts to update their air forces with modern fourth-generation aircraft.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
The videos are split into sections showing strikes on armored vehicles, targeting artillery, air-to-air intercepts, night bomber missions, destruction of buildings, and many, many strikes on individual Russian soldiers.
—David Hambling, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
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Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 May 2025
Until 2019, the U.S. even objected to France supplying Egypt with the long-range Meteor air-to-air missile for the Dassault Rafales Cairo first bought in 2015.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
While overall numbers of air-to-air fighter jets and ground-attack aircraft sway heavily in India’s favor, both militaries have been making recent efforts to update their air forces with modern fourth-generation aircraft.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
The videos are split into sections showing strikes on armored vehicles, targeting artillery, air-to-air intercepts, night bomber missions, destruction of buildings, and many, many strikes on individual Russian soldiers.
—David Hambling, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
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“Air-to-air.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air-to-air. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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