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      <securitiesClassTitle>Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share</securitiesClassTitle>
      <eventDateRequiresFilingThisStatement>02/17/2026</eventDateRequiresFilingThisStatement>
      <issuerInfo>
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        <issuerName>Armada Acquisition Corp. III</issuerName>
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        <issuerPrincipalExecutiveOfficeAddress>
          <street1 xmlns="http://www.sec.gov/edgar/common">1760 Market Street, Suite 602</street1>
          <city xmlns="http://www.sec.gov/edgar/common">Philadelphia</city>
          <stateOrCountry xmlns="http://www.sec.gov/edgar/common">PA</stateOrCountry>
          <zipCode xmlns="http://www.sec.gov/edgar/common">19103</zipCode>
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      <designateRulesPursuantThisScheduleFiled>
        <designateRulePursuantThisScheduleFiled>Rule 13d-1(d)</designateRulePursuantThisScheduleFiled>
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      <reportingPersonName>Armada Sponsor III LLC</reportingPersonName>
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      <comments>(1) Consists of (i) 8,252,834 Class A ordinary shares of Armada Acquisition Corp. III (the "Issuer") issuable upon conversion of 8,252,834 Class B ordinary shares of the Issuer, and (ii) 400,000 Class A ordinary shares that are included in the private placement units, in each case, as more fully described in the Issuer's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 (the "Annual Report"). Does not include the 200,000 Class A ordinary shares that are issuable upon exercise of the 200,000 private placement warrants included in the private placement units. (2) 25.4% is calculated by using a denominator that is equal to (i) 24,850,000 Class A ordinary shares included in the issued and outstanding publicly held units of the Issuer, as reported in the Issuer's Annual Report, (ii) 8,252,834 Class A ordinary shares issuable upon conversion of 8,252,834 Class B ordinary shares and (iii) 672,000 Class A ordinary shares that are included in the private placement units.</comments>
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      <reportingPersonName>Stephen P. Herbert</reportingPersonName>
      <citizenshipOrOrganization>X1</citizenshipOrOrganization>
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        <soleDispositivePower>0.00</soleDispositivePower>
        <sharedDispositivePower>8652834.00</sharedDispositivePower>
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      <reportingPersonBeneficiallyOwnedAggregateNumberOfShares>8652834.00</reportingPersonBeneficiallyOwnedAggregateNumberOfShares>
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      <comments>(1) Consists of (i) 8,252,834 Class A ordinary shares of Armada Acquisition Corp. III (the "Issuer") issuable upon conversion of 8,252,834 Class B ordinary shares of the Issuer, and (ii) 400,000 Class A ordinary shares that are included in the private placement units, in each case, as more fully described in the Issuer's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 (the "Annual Report"). Does not include the 200,000 Class A ordinary shares that are issuable upon exercise of the 200,000 private placement warrants included in the private placement units. (2) 25.4% is calculated by using a denominator that is equal to (i) 24,850,000 Class A ordinary shares included in the issued and outstanding publicly held units of the Issuer, as reported in the Issuer's Annual Report, (ii) 8,252,834 Class A ordinary shares issuable upon conversion of 8,252,834 Class B ordinary shares and (iii) 672,000 Class A ordinary shares that are included in the private placement units.</comments>
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      <reportingPersonName>Douglas M. Lurio</reportingPersonName>
      <citizenshipOrOrganization>X1</citizenshipOrOrganization>
      <reportingPersonBeneficiallyOwnedNumberOfShares>
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        <soleDispositivePower>0.00</soleDispositivePower>
        <sharedDispositivePower>8652834.00</sharedDispositivePower>
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      <reportingPersonBeneficiallyOwnedAggregateNumberOfShares>8652834.00</reportingPersonBeneficiallyOwnedAggregateNumberOfShares>
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      <comments>(1) Consists of (i) 8,252,834 Class A ordinary shares of Armada Acquisition Corp. III (the "Issuer") issuable upon conversion of 8,252,834 Class B ordinary shares of the Issuer, and (ii) 400,000 Class A ordinary shares that are included in the private placement units, in each case, as more fully described in the Issuer's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 (the "Annual Report"). Does not include the 200,000 Class A ordinary shares that are issuable upon exercise of the 200,000 private placement warrants included in the private placement units. (2) 25.4% is calculated by using a denominator that is equal to (i) 24,850,000 Class A ordinary shares included in the issued and outstanding publicly held units of the Issuer, as reported in the Issuer's Annual Report, (ii) 8,252,834 Class A ordinary shares issuable upon conversion of 8,252,834 Class B ordinary shares and (iii) 672,000 Class A ordinary shares that are included in the private placement units.</comments>
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        <issuerName>Armada Acquisition Corp. III</issuerName>
        <issuerPrincipalExecutiveOfficeAddress>1760 Market Street, Suite 602, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103</issuerPrincipalExecutiveOfficeAddress>
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        <filingPersonName>This statement is filed on behalf of each of the following persons (collectively, the "Reporting Persons"):

(1) Armada Sponsor III LLC
(2) Stephen P. Herbert
(3) Douglas M. Lurio</filingPersonName>
        <principalBusinessOfficeOrResidenceAddress>The principal business address of each Reporting Person is 1760 Market Street, Suite 602, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103.</principalBusinessOfficeOrResidenceAddress>
        <citizenship>(1) Armada Sponsor III LLC is Delaware limited liability company; (2) Stephen P. Herbert is a citizen of the United States; and (3) Douglas M. Lurio is a citizen of the United States.</citizenship>
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        <amountBeneficiallyOwned>The responses to Items 5-11 of the cover pages of this Schedule 13G are incorporated herein by reference. Armada III Sponsor LLC ("Sponsor") is the record holder of (i) 8,252,834 Class B ordinary shares, which are convertible into Class A ordinary shares as more fully described in the Issuer's Registration Statement and (ii) 400,000 Class A ordinary shares that are included in the private placement units. The amount reflected does not include the 200,000 Class A ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of the 200,000 private placement warrants included in the private placement units.</amountBeneficiallyOwned>
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          <sharedPowerOrDirectToDispose>8,652,834</sharedPowerOrDirectToDispose>
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        <notApplicableFlag>Y</notApplicableFlag>
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        <notApplicableFlag>Y</notApplicableFlag>
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    <exhibitInfo>99.1 Joint Filing Agreement
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      <reportingPersonName>Armada Sponsor III LLC</reportingPersonName>
      <signatureDetails>
        <signature>/s/ Stephen P. Herbert</signature>
        <title>Stephen P. Herbert, Managing Member</title>
        <date>05/13/2026</date>
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      <reportingPersonName>Stephen P. Herbert</reportingPersonName>
      <signatureDetails>
        <signature>/s/ Stephen P. Herbert</signature>
        <title>Stephen P. Herbert</title>
        <date>05/13/2026</date>
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      <reportingPersonName>Douglas M. Lurio</reportingPersonName>
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        <signature>/s/ Douglas M. Lurio</signature>
        <title>Douglas M. Lurio</title>
        <date>05/13/2026</date>
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