Armada is the Spanish and Portuguese word for naval fleet, which also adopted into English, Malay and Indonesian for the same meaning, or an adjective meaning 'armed'; Armáda () is the Czech and Slovak word for armed forces. Armada may also refer to:

Military

Explorations and military campaigns

* Portuguese India Armadas (''armadas da Índia''), fleets of ships dispatched from Portugal to India, following the sea route opened up by Vasco da Gama in 1497–1499 * 2nd Portuguese India Armada (Cabral, 1500) * 3rd Portuguese India Armada (Nova, 1501) * 4th Portuguese India Armada (Gama, 1502) * 5th Portuguese India Armada (Albuquerque, 1503) * 6th Portuguese India Armada (Albergaria, 1504) * 7th Portuguese India Armada (Almeida, 1505)

Military campaigns

* Spanish Armada or Great Armada, an unsuccessfully attempted invasion of England by Spain in 1588 * English Armada or Counter Armada, an unsuccessful English naval campaign in 1589 aimed at capturing Lisbon and other coastal towns from Spain * 2nd Spanish Armada 2nd unsuccessful Spanish invasion of England * 3rd Spanish Armada 3rd unsuccessful Spanish invasion of England * Armada of 1779 or Other Armada, an unsuccessfully attempted invasion of England by France and Spain in 1779

Ships

* HMS Armada, HMS ''Armada'', two ships in the British Royal Navy * USS Armada (AM-145), USS ''Armada'', World War II minesweeper of the US Navy

Armed forces

* ''Armada'', Spanish Navy * ''Armada Bolivariana de Venezuela'', Bolivarian Armada of Venezuela * ''Armáda České republiky'', the Military of the Czech Republic * ''Armada de Chile'', Chilean Navy * ''Armada Ecuatoriana'', Ecuadorian Navy * ''Armada Nacional'', Colombian National Armada * ''Armada Portuguesa'', Portuguese Navy * ''Armada de la República Argentina'', Argentine Navy * ''Marina Armada'', Mexican Navy * Armada de Barlovento, a subdivision of the Spanish Navy assigned to the Windward Islands during the 1700s * ''Komando Armada Barat'' (Western Fleet Command) and ''Komando Armada Timur'' (Eastern Fleet Command), fleets of the Indonesian Navy * Auxiliary Forces, Armada al-Makhzniya (1935) is a paramilitary organization of Moroccan warriors (Auxiliary Forces, makhazniya) affiliated to the Inspectorate of the Caliphate Forces and its command center in the CPFA in Tétouan, Tetouan. They are placed under the command of the territorial authorities. Their mission is to accompany the Caliph during his travels, to establish security in the cities and villages in the Rif, Riff , which are under Spanish protection in Morocco. And now they are known as Auxiliary Forces in morocco *

Arts and entertainment

Music

* Armada (album), ''Armada'' (album), an album by black metal band Keep of Kalessin * The Armada (band), a band formed by ex-The Tea Party lead singer Jeff Martin * Armada Music, a music label created by Armin van Buuren * :id:Armada (grup musik), Armada (music group), a pop band from Indonesia

Gaming

* Armada (video game), ''Armada'' (video game), a video game which was popular on the Sega Dreamcast * ''Star Trek: Armada'', a Star Trek game published by Activision * ''Wing Commander: Armada'', a video game by Origin Systems * ''Battlefleet Gothic: Armada'', a Warhammer 40,000 game developed by Tindalos Interactive and published by Focus Home Interactive

Publishing

* Armada (novel), ''Armada'' (novel), a 2015 novel by Ernest Cline * The Armada (book), ''The Armada'' (book) (1959), a Pulitzer Prize-winning history of the Spanish Armada by Garrett Mattingly * Armada (comics), a division of Acclaim Comics Inc., which published licensed own properties * Armada Books, a now defunct publishing house, one time publishers of the Billy Bunter children's novels

TV series

* ''Transformers: Armada''

Episodes

* "Armada", an episode of ''Transformers: Prime''.

Businesses

* Armada (company), a company that produces alpine skis and outerwear * Armada Asset Management, LLC, a holding company based in Newport Beach, CA * Armada Centre, shopping centre in Plymouth, England * ARMADA (SoC) product family by Marvell Technology

People

* Adam Lindgren (born 1993), professional ''Super Smash Bros.'' player known as ''Armada'' * General Alfonso Armada, a Spanish military officer condemned as one of the plotters of the 23-F attempted coup * Juan Armada y Losada, Spanish politician

Places

* Armada, Arkansas, a ghost town * Armada, Michigan, a small village in the US * Armada Township, Buffalo County, Nebraska * Armada Towers, in Dubai, U.A.E. * Armada House, Bristol, Armada House, in Bristol, England * Armada Road Multi-Family District, a U.S. historic district in Venice, Florida

Sports teams

* Armada Rijeka, a football-fan club from Rijeka, Croatia * Peña Armada Sur, a football-fan club from Tenerife, Spain * ''La Armada'', a nickname for the Spain Davis Cup team * Long Beach Armada, a professional baseball team based in Long Beach, California * Blainville-Boisbriand Armada, a junior ice hockey team based in Boisbriand, Quebec * Jacksonville Armada FC, a professional soccer team based in Jacksonville, Florida

Transportation

* Mahindra Armada, an Indian SUV/MUV * Nissan Armada, a Japanese-American full-size SUV

Other uses

* Compaq Armada, a model of laptop computer * Armada (moth), ''Armada'' (moth), a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae * Armada (Bas-Lag), the name of a fictional floating city in China Miéville's novel ''The Scar'' * Armada (Capoeira), a move in the Brazilian martial art capoeira * Armada de Molucca, 1519 exploration fleet led by Ferdinand Magellan