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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Besides the air-to-air encounters, the Swordsmen led two of seven strikes against Houthi ground targets in Yemen, destroying munitions and command and control facilities, the release said.
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Brad Lendon, CNN, 22 July 2024
The sale includes medium-range air-to-air missiles to help Israel defend against airborne threats, 155mm projectile artillery shells for long-range targeting, Hellfire AGM-114 missiles, 500-pound bombs and more.
—Compiled Bydemocrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 5 Jan. 2025
The sale includes medium-range air-to-air missiles to help Israel defend against airborne threats, 155 mm projectile artillery shells for long-range targeting, Hellfire AGM-114 missiles, 500-pound bombs and more.
—Matthew Lee, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2025
On Thursday, the State Department approved a $3.64 billion sale of air-to-air missiles to Japan.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 3 Jan. 2025
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Brad Lendon, CNN, 22 July 2024
The sale includes medium-range air-to-air missiles to help Israel defend against airborne threats, 155mm projectile artillery shells for long-range targeting, Hellfire AGM-114 missiles, 500-pound bombs and more.
—Compiled Bydemocrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 5 Jan. 2025
The sale includes medium-range air-to-air missiles to help Israel defend against airborne threats, 155 mm projectile artillery shells for long-range targeting, Hellfire AGM-114 missiles, 500-pound bombs and more.
—Matthew Lee, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2025
On Thursday, the State Department approved a $3.64 billion sale of air-to-air missiles to Japan.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 3 Jan. 2025
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