air fleet

American  

noun

1. a group of military aircraft, usually under one commander.

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Etymology

Origin of air fleet

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

None of Iran’s air fleet has stealth capability, making the jets easy targets.

From The Wall Street Journal

How does Iran’s aging air fleet affect its readiness for conflict?

From The Wall Street Journal

Its military air fleet also largely dates back to before the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

From Seattle Times

The country has long been seeking to overhaul its ageing air fleet which includes U.S.-made F-16 and Russian Sukhoi Su-27 and Su-30 jets.

From Reuters

New Zealand has idled three of its nine navy vessels and retired its P-3 Orion air fleet early as workers leave the military for higher pay elsewhere.

From Reuters