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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Among other innovations, Iranian engineers figured out how to adapt the U.S.-made Hawk ground-to-air missile for air-to-air use, Nadimi says.
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Scott Neuman, NPR, 24 Mar. 2026
But, by far, her most potent weapons are her stockpile of anti-ship, air-to-air, cruise missiles, and torpedoes.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 22 Mar. 2026
Israel notched the first-ever air-to-air kill by a F-35 fighter jet.
—Michael M. Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 13 Mar. 2026
But unlike cruise missiles, which typically possess an explosive munition (warhead), the X-68A is designed to launch from another aircraft and then launch air-to-air weapons of its own.
—Julian Dossett, Space.com, 27 Feb. 2026
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Scott Neuman, NPR, 24 Mar. 2026
But, by far, her most potent weapons are her stockpile of anti-ship, air-to-air, cruise missiles, and torpedoes.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 22 Mar. 2026
Israel notched the first-ever air-to-air kill by a F-35 fighter jet.
—Michael M. Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 13 Mar. 2026
But unlike cruise missiles, which typically possess an explosive munition (warhead), the X-68A is designed to launch from another aircraft and then launch air-to-air weapons of its own.
—Julian Dossett, Space.com, 27 Feb. 2026
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