aircraft carrier
Seagoing flight deck
An aircraft carrier is a warship with a flight deck that serves as a mobile airbase, allowing military aircraft to launch and land at sea.
These massive vessels project naval air power across oceans: The carrier group deployed to the Pacific.
Aircraft carriers are the centerpiece of modern naval fleets, typically protected by escort ships.
Paved path for planes
- catapultSiege engine for launching
- landingDescent's final moment
- takeoffDeparture or parody
- elevatorVertical conveyance between floors
island · air wing · flight operations · deck crew · bolter · trap · fresnel lens · meatball
Largest class of warship
- shipSeagoing transport vessel
- hullOuter covering or frame
- displacementRemoval from usual location
- nuclear-poweredFueled by fission reactions
keel · beam · draft · propulsion · reactor · turbine · shipyard · drydock
Vehicles under unified command
- flagshipCommander's principal vessel
- admiraltyLaw of the seas
- warshipArmed naval vessel
- convoyGuarded traveling group
flotilla · armada · seafaring · maritime · navigation · helm · anchor · mooring
Temporary goal-oriented team
- battle groupMilitary naval unit
- fleetVehicles under unified command
- warfareArmed conflict between groups
- tacticalStrategically planned
combat · deployment · admiral · command · marines · amphibious assault · escort · destroyer
Fifth-generation stealth fighter
- fighter squadronMilitary aviation formation
- sortieArmed raid outward
- combat air patrolDefensive aerial interception mission
- jetsPressurized fluid streams
helicopter · tanker · refueling · ordnance · armament · payload · afterburner · ejection seat
runway
Paved path for planes
elevator · island · air wing · flight operations · deck crew · bolter · trap · fresnel lens · meatball
supercarrier
Largest class of warship
- shipSeagoing transport vessel
- hullOuter covering or frame
- displacementRemoval from usual location
nuclear-powered · keel · beam · draft · propulsion · reactor · turbine · shipyard · drydock · commissioning
fleet
Vehicles under unified command
convoy · flotilla · armada · seafaring · maritime · navigation · helm · anchor · mooring · port call
task force
Temporary goal-oriented team
- battle groupMilitary naval unit
- fleetVehicles under unified command
- warfareArmed conflict between groups
tactical · combat · deployment · admiral · command · marines · amphibious assault · escort · destroyer · cruiser
F-35
Fifth-generation stealth fighter
- fighter squadronMilitary aviation formation
- sortieArmed raid outward
- combat air patrolDefensive aerial interception mission
jets · helicopter · tanker · refueling · ordnance · armament · payload · afterburner · ejection seat · tailhook
- boatsboat, ship, canoe, kayak, yacht
- watercraftboat, sailboat, kayak, canoe, ships
- Navyadmiral, battleship, destroyer, cruiser, fleet
- US MilitaryArmy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Pentagon, West Point
- US Navynavy, fleet, sailor, admiral, submarine
- Military HardwareMirage, frigate, destroyer, submarine, howitzer