How to Use air-to-air in a Sentence
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And for the first time, a Predator fired a Stinger air-to-air missile in action, at an Iraqi fighter.
— David Schneider, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Jan. 2011 -
One of the fighter jets shot down the Turkish drone with an air-to-air missile, the officials said.
— Courtney Kube, NBC News, 5 Oct. 2023 -
Alternatively, the drones could be armed with their own air-to-air missiles.
— Sébastien Roblin, CNN, 17 Mar. 2023 -
It was also known to have a powerful Smerch-A3, and carry up to four radar-homing R-40 air-to-air missiles.
— Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 23 Feb. 2023 -
In a few minutes, a Chinese fighter jet armed with air-to-air missiles intercepts the US plane, nestling in just 500 feet off its port side.
— Ivan Watson, CNN, 24 Feb. 2023 -
So far, the incidents have not involved actual air-to-air combat.
— Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 4 May 2023 -
In this latest package are four kinds of anti-air missiles—meaning missiles meant to shoot down threats in the air—including the AIM-7 air-to-air missile.
— Kelsey D. Atherton, Popular Science, 7 June 2023 -
Its goal is to extend the range and effectiveness of both air-to-air missiles and the current class of fighter jets while new aircraft are introduced.
— IEEE Spectrum, 1 Jan. 2024 -
Combat jets can also heft a wide variety of ordnance, including air-to-air, air-to-ground, and anti-ship missiles as well as bombs.
— Michael Peck, Popular Mechanics, 6 Apr. 2023 -
So our near-term focus will be on ensuring a uniformly strong connection throughout the route, for both air-to-ground and air-to-air communications.
— Kamesh Namuduri, IEEE Spectrum, 8 July 2023 -
But the programs are learning so quickly from each engagement that some AI versions getting tested on Vista are already beating human pilots in air-to-air combat.
— Tara Copp, Fortune, 4 May 2024 -
Overall, support from A-50s has further reinforced the substantial technical edge of Russian fighters in air-to-air combat.
— Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 3 Mar. 2023 -
Western governments continue to explore the possibility that an air-to-air missile could have been used, even if an explosion on board remained the more likely scenario.
— Robin Stein, New York Times, 24 Aug. 2023 -
The jet will likely be multi-role, capable of air-to-air and air-to-ground missions, but with capabilities skewed somewhat toward air superiority.
— Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 7 July 2023 -
The ministry said the Typhoon jets responded after a Russian air-to-air refueling aircraft failed to communicate with Estonian air traffic control.
— Elena Becatoros, Anchorage Daily News, 15 Mar. 2023 -
Enhanced air defenses, including F-16 fighter jets equipped with long-range air-to-air missiles, would reduce Russian attacks on critical infrastructure inside Ukraine as well as on units stationed near the front.
— Andriy Zagorodnyuk, Foreign Affairs, 21 May 2024
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