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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So, the pilots need to be proficient at air-to-air refueling, a difficult task with a plane the size of a commercial jetliner like the E-3.
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Frederik Pleitgen, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
These air-to-air heat pumps are the most common type.
—Sara Kiley Watson, Popular Science, 2 Oct. 2025
Sweden possesses advanced Saab JAS 39 Gripen multirole fighter jets, Meteor beyond-visual-range air-to-air missiles, and IRIS-T short-range missiles to counter any threat from Russia, according to military website Army Recognition.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
But Russia is unlikely to interfere, since direct, air-to-air combat would not work to its advantage.
—Andriy Zagorodnyuk, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2025
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Frederik Pleitgen, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
These air-to-air heat pumps are the most common type.
—Sara Kiley Watson, Popular Science, 2 Oct. 2025
Sweden possesses advanced Saab JAS 39 Gripen multirole fighter jets, Meteor beyond-visual-range air-to-air missiles, and IRIS-T short-range missiles to counter any threat from Russia, according to military website Army Recognition.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
But Russia is unlikely to interfere, since direct, air-to-air combat would not work to its advantage.
—Andriy Zagorodnyuk, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2025
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