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A navy (sometimes called a maritime force) is the branch of a nation's armed forces principally designated for naval and amphibious warfare; namely, lake- or ocean-borne combat operations and related functions. It includes anything conducted by surface ships, amphibious ships, submarines, and seaborne aviation, as well as ancillary support, communications, training, and other fields; recent developments have included space-related operations. The strategic offensive role of a navy is projection of force into areas beyond a country's shores (for example, to protect sea-lanes, ferry troops, or attack other navies, ports, or shore installations). The strategic defensive purpose of a navy is to frustrate seaborne projection-of-force by enemies. The strategic task of the navy also may incorporate nuclear deterrence by use of nuclear missiles.
First attested in English c.1600, the word "navy" came via Old French navie, "fleet of ships", from the Latin navigium, "a vessel, a ship, bark, boat", from navis, "ship" and from Sanskrit "नाव" (Nau), "ship".[dead link][citation needed] The word "naval" came from Latin navalis, "pertaining to ship";[dead link] cf. Greek "ναῦς" (naus), "ship", "ναύτης" (nautes), "seaman, sailor" (the earliest attested reference to the word is the Mycenaean Greek na-u-do-mo, "shipbuilders", written in Linear B syllabic script).
U.S. Navy ship encounters aggressive Russian aircraft in Baltic Sea
U.S. Navy ship encounters aggressive Russian aircraft in Baltic Sea
U.S. Navy ship encounters aggressive Russian aircraft in Baltic Sea
U.S. Navy ship encounters aggressive Russian aircraft in Baltic Sea
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US Navy Ship Encounters Aggressive Russian Fighter Jets in Baltic Sea
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