U.S. Naval Aviation: The Secret Second-Biggest Air Force on Earth

Añadido: 2026-05-05

[00:00:00]Meet the world's second largest Air Force, that isn't an Air Force at all.

[00:00:05]It's US Naval Aviation. If it were its own country, its aircraft would outnumber most of the world's entire air forces. From a single carrier, they can launch more combat jets in minutes than some nations can in a day. Those floating air bases carry F/A-18s, F-35Cs, Growlers, and radar planes that see hundreds of miles out. In World War II, Navy pilots crippled Japan's fleet from the sea. Today, they can hit targets worldwide without a single foreign base. So, when people say Air Force versus Navy, remember the Navy brings its own Air Force to the fight.

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