The phrase "aerial fleet" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a group of aircraft or drones that are operated together, often in a military or commercial context.
Example: "The military showcased its aerial fleet during the annual air show, demonstrating advanced maneuvers and capabilities."
Alternatives: "aircraft fleet" or "aviation fleet".
The new contract allows spending up to $40 billion in the first phase of a multidecade program to replace the aging aerial tanker fleet, which dates from the 1950s.
In addition, European defense ministers agreed last month on an ambitious proposal to expand the allies' aerial refueling fleet, another American-backed measure that NATO officials will highlight in Chicago.
We are encouraged that earlier this year, NATO decided to acquire a new air-to-ground surveillance system and to expand member countries' aerial refueling fleets.
The RAF had experienced intense demand upon its existing aerial refuelling tanker fleet, and its existing fleet of Victor B.1 tankers that had been converted earlier were due to be retired in the 1970s, thus it was decided that the stored Victor B.2Rs would be converted to tankers also.
After a committee hearing that included bipartisan expressions of skepticism about the leasing plan, Mr. Warner issued a letter asking that the lease be cut back to only 25 tankers and that additional studies be done on the need for more tankers as well as possible alternatives to modernizing an aerial refueling tanker fleet that is now more than 40 years old.
To demonstrate our solution approach, we apply this heuristic to the problem of selecting the proper design configuration of an unmanned aerial system (UAS) fleet so as to maximize mission effectiveness.
What better way to get $40 billion for an aerial refueling tanker fleet than to grind the Federal Government to a halt?
The contract would provide for 179 airplanes to replace an aging fleet of aerial tankers that provide fuel midflight to a variety of military craft.
