Air-to-air
operating between airborne objects, especially aircraft:
air-to-air missiles; air-to-air communication.
from one aircraft, missile, or the like, to another while in flight:
they refueled air-to-air.
contemporary examples
but predators are vulnerable to even the most obsolete surface-to-air missiles or air-to-air fighter aircraft.
the killer drone goes stealthy—just in time for a new cold war zach rosenberg april 15, 2014
adjective
operating between aircraft in flight
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