The Fleet Air Arm (FAA) is one of the five fighting arms of the Royal Navy and is responsible for the delivery of naval air power both from land and at sea. The Fleet Air Arm operates the F-35 Lightning II for maritime strike, the AW159 Wildcat and AW101 Merlin for commando and anti-submarine warfare and the BAE Hawk as an aggressor. The Fleet Air Arm today is a predominantly rotary force, with helicopters undertaking roles once performed by biplanes such as the Fairey Swordfish. The Fleet Air Arm was formed in 1924 as an organisational unit of the Royal Air Force, which was then operating the aircraft embarked on RN ships—the Royal Naval Air Service having been merged with the Army's Royal Flying Corps in 1918 to form the Royal Air Force—and did not come under the direct control of the Admiralty until mid-1939. During the Second World War, the Fleet Air Arm operated aircraft on ships as well as land-based aircraft that defended the Royal Navy
La Armada Aérea de la Flota (FAA) es una de las cinco armas de combate de la Marina Real y es responsable de la entrega de energía aérea naval tanto desde tierra como en mar. La Armada Aérea de la Flota opera el F-35 Lightning II para ataques marítimos, el AW159 Wildcat y el AW101 Merlin para el mando y la guerra anti-submarina y el BAE Hawk como un agresor. La Armada Aérea de la Flota hoy es una fuerza predominantemente rotativa, con helicópteros que realizan funciones una vez realizadas por biplanos como el Fairey Swordfish. La Armada Aérea de la Flota se formó en 1924 como una unidad organizativa de la Fuerza Aérea Real, que entonces operaba los aviones embarcados en barcos RN - el Servicio Aéreo Real Naval habiendo sido fusionado con el Cuerpo Aéreo Real del Ejército en 1918 para formar la Fuerza Aérea Real - y no vino bajo el control directo de la Admiralty hasta medi