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A Ministry of Defence or Defense (see spelling differences), also known as a Department of Defence or Defense, is the common name for a part of the government found in states where the government is divided into ministries or departments, responsible for matters of defence. Such a department usually includes all branches of the military, and is usually controlled by a Defence Minister, Minister of Defence, or Secretary of Defense.

Historically, such departments were referred to as a Ministry of War or Department of War, although such departments generally had authority only over the army of a country, with a separate department governing other military branches. Prior to World War II, most "Ministries of War" were Army ministries, while the Navy and the Air Force, if it existed as a separate branch, had their own departments. As late as 1953, for example, the Soviet Union had a "Ministry of War" alongside a "Ministry of the Navy".

The tendency to consolidate and rename these departments to highlight their purpose as providing "defence", and to coordinate until then mostly separate components of defence (air, land, navy) arose after World War II.

Lists of current ministries of defence

Named "Ministry"

• Ministry of Defense (Afghanistan)


• Ministry of Defence (Albania)


• Ministry of Defense (Argentina)


• Ministry of Defence of Armenia


• Ministry of Defence (Artsakh)


• Ministry of Defense (Austria)


• Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan


• Ministry of Defence (Bangladesh)


• Defence Ministry of Belarus


• Ministry of Defence (Belgium)


• Ministry of Defence (Bosnia and Herzegovina)


• Ministry of Defence, Justice and Security (Botswana)


• Ministry of Defence (Brazil)


• Ministry of Defence (Bulgaria)


• Ministry of National Defense (Cambodia)


• Ministry of National Defense (Chile)


• Ministry of National Defense of the People's Republic of China


• Ministry of National Defense (Republic of China)


• Ministry of National Defense (Colombia)


• Ministry of Defence (Croatia)


• Ministry of Defence (Czech Republic)


• Ministry of Defence (Denmark)


• Ministry of Defence (Djibouti)


• Ministry of National Defence (Ecuador)


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  Ministry of Defence and Military Production (Egypt)


• Ministry of Defence (Estonia)


• Ministry of Defense (Ethiopia)


• Ministry of Defence (Finland)


• Ministry of the Armed Forces (France)


• Ministry of Defense of Georgia


• Federal Ministry of Defence (Germany)


• Ministry of Defence (Ghana)


• Ministry of National Defence (Greece)


• Ministry of Defence (Guatemala)


• Ministry of Defense (Haiti)


• Ministry of Defence (India)


• Ministry of Defence (Indonesia)


• Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics (Iran)


• Ministry of Defence (Iraq)


• Ministry of Defense (Israel)


• Ministry of Defence (Italy)


• Ministry of Defense (Japan)


• Ministry of Defence (Jordan)


• Ministry of Defense (Kazakhstan)


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  Ministry of People's Armed Forces (North Korea)


• Ministry of National Defense (South Korea)


• Ministry of Defense (Kuwait)


• Ministry of Defense (Kyrgyzstan)


• Ministry of Defence (Latvia)


• Ministry of National Defense (Lebanon)


• Ministry of National Defense (Liberia)


• Ministry of National Defence (Lithuania)


• Ministry of Defence (Malaysia)


• Ministry of Defense and National Security (Maldives)


• Ministry of Defense (Moldova)


• Ministry of Defense (Mongolia)


• Ministry of Defence (Montenegro)


• Ministry of Defence (Myanmar)


• Ministry of Defence (Namibia)


• Ministry of Defence (Nepal)


• Ministry of Defence (Netherlands)


• Ministry of Defence (New Zealand)


• Ministry of Defence (Nigeria)


• Ministry of Defence (Norway)


• Ministry of Defence (Oman)


• Ministry of Defence (Pakistan)


• Ministry of Defense (Peru)


• Ministry of National Defence (Poland)


• Ministry of National Defence (Portugal)


• Ministry of Defence (Republika Srpska)


• Ministry of National Defence (Romania)


• Ministry of Defence (Russia)


• Ministry of Defence (Rwanda)


• Ministry of National Defence (São Tomé and Príncipe)


• Ministry of Defence (Serbia)


• Ministry of Defence and National Security (Sierra Leone)


• Ministry of Defence (Singapore)


• Ministry of Defence (Slovakia)


• Ministry of Defence (Slovenia)


• Ministry of Defence (Somalia)


• Ministry of Defence and Veterans Affairs (South Sudan)


• Ministry of Defence (Spain)


• Ministry of Defence (Sri Lanka)


• Ministry of Defence (Sweden)


• Ministry of Defense (Syria)


• Ministry of Defence (Tajikistan)


• Ministry of Defence and National Service (Tanzania)


• Ministry of Defence (Thailand)


• Ministry of Defence (Transnistria)


• Ministry of Defence (Tunisia)


• Ministry of National Defence (Turkey)


• Ministry of Defense (Turkmenistan)


• Ministry of Defence and Veterans Affairs (Uganda)


• Ministry of Defence (Ukraine)


• Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)


• Ministry of Defense (Uzbekistan)


• Ministry of Defense (Venezuela)


• Ministry of Defence (Vietnam)


• Ministry of Defence (Zambia)


• Ministry of Defence (Zimbabwe)

Named "Department"

• Department of Defence (Australia)


• Department of National Defence (Canada)


• Department of Defence (Ireland)


• Department of National Defense (Philippines)


• Department of Defence (South Africa)


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  Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports (Switzerland)


• United States Department of Defense

Other names

• Security Bureau (Hong Kong)


• Secretariat of National Defense (Mexico)

Historical

Named "Ministry of Defence"

• Ministry of Defence (Czechoslovakia)


• Ministry of National Defence (East Germany)


• Ministry of Defense (Soviet Union)


• Ministry of Defense Industry (Soviet Union)


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  Ministry of Defence (1947–64) (United Kingdom)


• Ministry of Defence (Yugoslavia)

Named "Department of Defence"

• 
  Department of Defence (1901–21) (Australia)


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  Department of Defence (1921–39) (Australia)


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  Department of Defence Co-ordination (Australia)


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  Department of Defence Production (Australia)


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  Department of Defence Support (Australia)

Named "Ministry of War", "Department of War" or "War Office"

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  British War Office
  
  • Ministry of War Transport


• Ministry of War (imperial China)


• Chinese Republic Ministry of War


• Ministry of War (Kingdom of Bavaria)


• Ministry of War (Brazil)


• Ministry of War (pre-modern Japan)


• Ministry of the Army (Japan)


• War Ministry (Portugal)


• Ministry of War (Russia)


• Ministry of War of Saxony


• Ministry of War of Württemberg


• Prussian Ministry of War


• United States Department of War

See also

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  Defence diplomacy, refers to the pursuit of foreign policy objectives through the peaceful employment of defence resources and capabilities


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  Defence minister, assigned to the person in a cabinet position in charge of a Ministry of Defence


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  War cabinet, a committee formed by a government in a time of war

References

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