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, two ships in the British Royal Navy 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 Armada al-Makhzniya (1935) is a paramilitary organization of Moroccan warriors (makhazniya) affiliated to the Inspectorate of the Caliphate Forces and its command center in the CPFA in 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 Riff , which are under Spanish protection in Morocco. And now they are known as Auxiliary Forces in morocco Arts and entertainment Music 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