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 stealth fighter plane was intended to replace the F-16 and was made to allow pilots to alternate between a bombing task and air-to-air combat during the same mission.
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Filip Timotija, The Hill, 19 Nov. 2025
The aircraft is the best military jet that France has for air-to-air combat, missile interceptions and for longer-range strikes — capabilities that are crucial to defend Ukraine's cities from Russia's relentless missile and drone attacks going into the winter.
—Ramy Inocencio, CBS News, 17 Nov. 2025
The exercise, typically held each October in recent years, includes conventional and dual-capable aircraft, surveillance, air-to-air refueling, and command-and-control assets.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2025
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.
—Frederik Pleitgen, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
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Filip Timotija, The Hill, 19 Nov. 2025
The aircraft is the best military jet that France has for air-to-air combat, missile interceptions and for longer-range strikes — capabilities that are crucial to defend Ukraine's cities from Russia's relentless missile and drone attacks going into the winter.
—Ramy Inocencio, CBS News, 17 Nov. 2025
The exercise, typically held each October in recent years, includes conventional and dual-capable aircraft, surveillance, air-to-air refueling, and command-and-control assets.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2025
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.
—Frederik Pleitgen, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
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