Fleet Air Arm
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The Fleet Air Arm is the aviation branch of the United Kingdom’s Royal Navy, responsible for operating naval aircraft and providing air power at sea.
Aliases (8)
- Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm ×22
- Fleet Air Arm squadrons ×1
- Fleet Air Arm squadrons from HMS Ark Royal ×1
- Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm (for carrier-based sorties when applicable) ×1
- Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm squadrons ×1
- Royal Navy Wildcat Force ×1
- Royal Navy aviation units ×1
- United Kingdom maritime air defence ×1
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military organization
→
naval aviation branch → |
| allegiance |
British Armed Forces
→
Royal Navy →
surface form: "His Majesty's Naval Service"
|
| controls |
frontline naval air squadrons
→
support squadrons → training squadrons → |
| country | United Kingdom → |
| engagedIn |
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
→
surface form: "Afghanistan War"
Cold War operations → Falklands War → Gulf War → Iraq War → Korean War → World War II →
surface form: "Second World War"
|
| formedFrom |
Royal Naval Air Service
→
surface form: "Royal Air Force naval aviation units"
|
| garrison |
RNAS Culdrose
→
RNAS Yeovilton → |
| historicalPrecursor | Royal Naval Air Service → |
| language | English → |
| motto | Fly Navy → |
| notableOperation |
Attack on Taranto
→
Battle of the Atlantic → Falklands War →
surface form: "Battle of the Falkland Islands (1982 air operations)"
|
| operatesFrom |
HMS Prince of Wales
→
HMS Queen Elizabeth → Royal Navy air stations → |
| operatesIn | naval aviation → |
| partOf | Royal Navy → |
| responsibleFor |
air power at sea
→
air support to Royal Marines → operation of naval aircraft → protection of Royal Navy submarines → protection of Royal Navy surface fleet → |
| role |
airborne early warning
→
amphibious support → anti-submarine warfare → carrier air operations → maritime air power → maritime strike → reconnaissance → search and rescue → training → transport and logistics → |
| serviceBranchOf | Royal Navy → |
| uses |
aircraft carriers
→
fixed-wing aircraft → helicopters → unmanned aerial vehicles → |
Referenced by (52)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "Fleet Air Arm squadrons from HMS Ark Royal"
this entity surface form: "Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm"
this entity surface form: "Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm"
this entity surface form: "Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm"
this entity surface form: "Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm"
this entity surface form: "Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm"
this entity surface form: "Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm"
this entity surface form: "Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm"
this entity surface form: "Royal Navy Wildcat Force"
this entity surface form: "Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm"
this entity surface form: "Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm squadrons"
subject surface form: "RNAS Yeovilton"
this entity surface form: "Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm"
this entity surface form: "Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm"
this entity surface form: "United Kingdom maritime air defence"
this entity surface form: "Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm"
this entity surface form: "Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm"
this entity surface form: "Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm"
this entity surface form: "Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm"
subject surface form: "Sea Harrier"
this entity surface form: "Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm"
this entity surface form: "Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm"
subject surface form: "Ministry of Aircraft Production"
this entity surface form: "Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm"
this entity surface form: "Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm (for carrier-based sorties when applicable)"
this entity surface form: "Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm"
this entity surface form: "Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm"
this entity surface form: "Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm"
this entity surface form: "Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm"