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Look up defense, defence, or defensive in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Defense or defence may refer to: Defense (military), forces primarily intended...

The Sicilian Defence is a chess opening that begins with the following moves: 1. e4 c5 1...c5 is one of the most popular responses to White's first move...

Anti-aircraft warfare (AAW) or air defence (or air defense in American English) is the counter to aerial warfare and includes "all measures designed to...

The Defence Islands are two small islands in Howe Sound, British Columbia, Canada, northeast of Anvil Island and in the northern reaches of that sound...

Ambazonia Defence Forces Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force Australian Defence Force Bahrain Defence Force Barbados Defence Force Belize Defence Force Botswana...

A ministry of defence or defense (see spelling differences), also known as a department of defence or defense, is the part of a government responsible...

The Danish Defence (Danish: Forsvaret; Faroese: Danska verjan; Greenlandic: Illersuisut; lit. 'the Defence') is the unified armed forces of the Kingdom...

In chess, Indian Defence or Indian Game is a broad term for a group of openings characterised by the moves: 1. d4 Nf6 They are all to varying degrees...

The Dutch Defence is a chess opening characterised by the moves: 1. d4 f5 Black's 1...f5 stakes a claim to the e4-square and envisions an attack in the...

Stumpp Schuele & Somappa Defence (SSS Defence) is an Indian company that deals in military small arms sectors. It is a subsidiary of Stumpp Schuele & Somappa...

nationwide underground defence organization, and the Haganah was founded in June 1920. The Haganah became a full-scale defence force after the 1936–1939...

The Australian Defence Force (ADF) is the military organisation responsible for the defence of Australia and its national interests. It consists of three...

manufacture of commercial aircraft, it also operates separate divisions for Defence and Space and Helicopters. Airbus has long been the world's leading helicopter...

Defence in depth (also known as deep defence or elastic defence) is a military strategy that seeks to delay rather than prevent the advance of an attacker...

Defence Intelligence (DI) is an organisation within the United Kingdom intelligence community which focuses on gathering and analysing military intelligence...

(the Sicilian Defence) and 1...e5, which leads to the Ruy Lopez, Italian Game, and others. Also quite common are 1...e6 (the French Defence) and 1...c6...

the military anthem of the Finnish Defence Force Problems playing this file? See media help. The Finnish Defence Forces (FDF) (Finnish: Puolustusvoimat;...

"A Defence of Poetry" is an unfinished essay by Percy Bysshe Shelley written in February and March 1821 that the poet put aside and never completed. In...

The Hippopotamus Defence is a chess opening system employed by Black, consisting of a double fianchetto structure (bishops on b7 and g7) and a small pawn...

The Minister of Defence or the Defence Minister (ISO: Rakṣhā Mantrī), is the head of the Ministry of Defence and a high-ranking minister in the Union Council...

Diehl Defence GmbH & Co. KG is a German weapon manufacturer headquartered in Überlingen. It operates as a division of Diehl Stiftung and specializes in...

Naval Service, and Reserve Defence Forces. The Supreme Commander of the Defence Forces is the President of Ireland. All Defence Forces officers hold their...

Point defence (or point defense; see spelling differences) is the defence of a single object or a limited area, e.g. a ship, building or an airfield,...

point and local area defence variant with a range of greater than 25 kilometres (16 mi), is part of the Sea Ceptor air defence system which replaced...

British Armed Forces are the unified military forces responsible for the defence of the United Kingdom, its Overseas Territories and the Crown Dependencies...

Cadex Defence is a Canadian firearms manufacturer based in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec. It produces high-end bolt action rifles, precision sniper...

The Pirc Defence (/ˈpɪərts/ PEERTS) is a chess opening characterised by the moves: 1. e4 d6 It is named after the Slovenian grandmaster Vasja Pirc or...

In Defence is a four-part British television legal drama series, created and partially written by Mike Cullen, that first broadcast on ITV on 26 June...

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is an agency under the Department of Defence Research and Development in the Ministry of Defence...

four-star general of the Indian Army. He currently serves as the 3rd Chief of Defence Staff of the Indian Armed Forces and as Secretary, Department of Military...

Chief of (the) Defence Staff may refer to: Chief of the Defence Staff (Canada) Chief of the Defence Staff (France) Chief of the Defence Staff (The Gambia)...

The Defence of the Reich (German: Reichsverteidigung) was the strategic defensive aerial campaign fought by the Luftwaffe of Nazi Germany over German-occupied...

The Berlin Defence is a chess opening that begins with the moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 The Berlin is the second most popular reply (after 3...

The Australian Defence Force (ADF) utilises ranks for the officers and non-commissioned personnel of its three service branches: the Royal Australian...

to one of the greatest strategic prizes practically open and devoid of defences." On 23 July 1942, Hitler expanded the campaign's objectives to include...

thoughts and feelings related to internal conflicts and external stressors. Defences are automatically used to protect ourselves from threats and affects to...

The Caro–Kann Defence is a chess opening characterised by the moves: 1. e4 c6 The Caro–Kann is a common defence against 1.e4. The Caro-Kann Defense reflects...

The secretary of state for defence, also known as the defence secretary, is a secretary of state in the Government of the United Kingdom, with responsibility...

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) is the professional head of the Indian Armed Forces. The CDS is the highest-ranking military officer in service, responsible...

Defence SA is the Government of South Australia's lead agency for all defence matters. It is Australia's only stand-alone state defence organisation....

territorial defence. The Defence Act 1903 The Defence (Citizen Military Forces) Act 1943 The Defence (Amendment) Act 2011 The Defence (Miscellaneous Provisions)...

Total defence is a defence policy combining and extending the concept of military defence and civil defence. It entails a high level of readiness of both...

Defence View (Urdu: ڈیفنس ویو) is a neighborhood of Jamshed Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan that is very near to Defence Housing Authority. There are...

The King's Indian Defence (or KID) is a common chess opening. It is defined by the following moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 Black intends to follow up with...

The Estonian Defence Forces, EDF (Estonian: Eesti Kaitsevägi), is the unified military force of the Republic of Estonia. The Estonian Defence Forces consists...

Konštrukta – Defence is a state-owned arms designer and manufacturer in Slovakia. Konštrukta Trenčín was founded in 1953, in the town of Trenčín. During...

Strategic Forces Command, the Andaman and Nicobar Command, and the Integrated Defence Staff. The President of India is the Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed...

Iceland's defence forces consist of the Icelandic Coast Guard, which patrols Icelandic waters and monitors its airspace, and other services such as the...

Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff is the title of a senior officer in the British Armed Forces who reports to the Chief of the Defence Staff and the Vice-Chief...

5...Nxe4, the Open Defence, and 5...b5, the Arkhangelsk Defence. An important alternative to 3...a6 is 3...Nf6, the Berlin Defence. Known from the earliest...

to strike Russian military targets near the border in self-defence. According to defence expert Malcolm Chalmers, at the beginning of 2025, the US provided...

National Defence Headquarters (NDHQ; French: Quartiers généraux de la Défense nationale, QGDN) was created through the integration of the Canadian Armed...

hedgehog defence is a military tactic in which a defending force creates multiple mutually supporting strongpoints ("hedgehogs") in a defence in depth...

United Kingdom, D-Notices, officially known since 2015 as DSMA-Notices (Defence and Security Media Advisory Notices), are official requests to news editors...

Under the National Defence Act, the Canadian Armed Forces are an entity separate and distinct from the Department of National Defence (the federal government...

The Baltic Defence Line (Estonian: Balti kaitsevöönd, Latvian: Baltijas aizsardzības līnija, Lithuanian: Baltijos gynybos linija) is a planned joint defense...

Tenix Defence was Australia's largest defence contractor with core capabilities in aerospace, land, marine and electronic systems applications. BAE Systems...

of many Indian defence aerospace and research labs including Bharat Dynamics Limited, Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory, Defence Research and Development...

Total Defence may refer to: Total defence, the general concept in defence policy. Total Defence (Singapore), the defence strategy introduced in Singapore...

Rheinmetall Air Defence AG, a division of German armament-manufacturer Rheinmetall, formed when the company's Oerlikon Contraves unit was renamed on 1...

The Bundeswehr (German: [ˈbʊndəsˌveːɐ̯] , lit. Federal Defence) are the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany. The Bundeswehr is divided into...

this rendered the Polish plan of defence obsolete. Facing a second front, the Polish government concluded the defence of the Romanian Bridgehead was no...

"homosexual advance defence" (HAD). Of its status in Australia, Kent Blore wrote in 2012: Although the homosexual advance defence cannot be found anywhere...

heightened tensions in the region. Defence Minister Gen Nakatani attended the partners session of the NATO defence ministers meeting on 17 October 2024...

of Defence was the practical end of the Soviet military; Shaposhnikov and his small staff were evicted from the Soviet General Staff and Defence Ministry...

(NatiOnal Maneuver Air Defence System) is a short range mobile ground base air defence system designed and made by Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace. The system...

of Total Defence which consists of Military Defence, Civil Defence, Economic Defence, Social Defence, Psychological Defence and Digital Defence involving...

variants of the system exist. Barak 8 was jointly developed by India's Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) and Israel Aerospace Industries...

in the Irish Defence Forces are an indication of the wearer's military rank, and worn by officers and enlisted members of Ireland's Defence Forces as an...

Armed Forces (Norwegian: Forsvaret, lit. 'The Defence') are the armed forces responsible for the defence of Norway. It consists of five branches, the Norwegian...

The Defence Select Committee is one of the Select Committees of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, having been established in 1979. It examines...

The English Defence League (EDL) was a far-right, Islamophobic organisation active in England from 2009 until the mid-late 2010s. A social movement and...

Defence of the Realm is a 1986 British political thriller film directed by David Drury, starring Gabriel Byrne, Greta Scacchi, and Denholm Elliott, with...

well as warships through Blohm+Voss. It also manufactures artillery, air defence systems, anti-tank weapons and ammunition. Its name is derived from the...

The Greco Defence (or McConnell Defence), named after Gioachino Greco (c. 1600 – c. 1634), is a chess opening that begins with the moves: 1. e4 e5 2....

The Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) is an intelligence agency responsible for providing and coordinating defence and military intelligence to the Indian...

Petrov's Defence is a chess opening characterised by the following moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 Although this symmetrical response has a long history, it...

Several ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Defence: HMS Defence (1763), launched in 1763, fought in many battles in the American Revolutionary...

The Australian Signals Directorate (ASD), formerly the Defence Signals Directorate, is a statutory agency of the Government of Australia responsible for...

Vehicle (AERV) is an Indian military engineering vehicle developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) in coordination with C-TEC...

Ministry of National Defence, is the Belgian ministry responsible for national defence and the Belgian military. Belgium's ministry of defence is responsible...

entirely built by one country, France, involving most of France's major defence contractors, such as Dassault, Thales and Safran. Many of the aircraft's...

The Defence Medal or Defense Medal may refer to: Defence Medal (United Kingdom), British Commonwealth and Empire medal for service during World War II...

The Defence of India act and Defence of India rules, 1962 were a set of emergency war-time legislations for preventive detention enacted in October 1962...

The state of defence (German: Verteidigungsfall, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯dɪɡʊŋsˌfal] ) is the constitutional state of emergency in Germany if the country...

The Defence Forces of Georgia (Georgian: საქართველოს თავდაცვის ძალები, romanized: sakartvelos tavdatsvis dzalebi), or Georgian Defence Forces (GDF), are...

is an Indian lawyer, attorney and statesman who was the longest serving Defence Minister of India from 2006 to 2014. One of the senior leaders of the Indian...

to the Army and Navy. It was established in 1968 as the Singapore Air Defence Command (SADC) before renaming to its current name in 1975. As one of the...

The Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) (Swahili: Majeshi ya Ulinzi ya Kenya, stylized as "KENYA ARMED FORCES" capitalized on its coat of arms) are the armed forces...

Owen's Defence (also known as the Queen's Fianchetto Defence) is an uncommon chess opening defined by the moves: 1. e4 b6 It is named after John Owen...

Defence company may mean: Private defense company, an enterprise which would provide personal protection and military defense services to individuals...

The Philidor Defence (or Philidor's Defence) is a chess opening characterised by the moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 The solid move 2...d6 defends Black's pawn...

The French Defence is a chess opening characterised by the moves: 1. e4 e6 This is most commonly followed by 2.d4 d5. Black usually plays ...c5 soon after...

The Defence of Hougoumont is an 1815 history painting by the British artist Denis Dighton. It portrays the fighting around Hougoumont on 18 June 1815...

Defence diplomacy as an organizing concept for defence-related international activity has its origin in post-Cold War reappraisals of Western defence...

The Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) is the European Union's (EU) course of action in the fields of defence and crisis management, and a main...

The defence of Iwardo is coupled with the defence of Azakh, which also took place around the same time. Like that of Azakh, the story of the defence of...

The South African Defence Force (SADF) (Afrikaans: Suid-Afrikaanse Weermag) comprised the armed forces of South Africa from 1957 until 1994. Shortly before...

The Underwater Defence (Turkish: Su Altı Savunma), or SAS, is the one and only EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) unit of the Turkish Navy, based in the...

1960) is a British politician who has served as Secretary of State for Defence since July 2024. A member of the Labour Party, he has been the Member of...

The Defence of Saragossa is an 1828 history painting by the British artist David Wilkie. It depicts a scene from the 1808 Siege of Zaragoza during the...

The Keres Defence (also known as the Kangaroo Defence) is a chess opening characterised by the moves: 1. d4 e6 2. c4 Bb4+ The opening is named after Estonian...

First Sea Lord who is a general and member of the Defence Council of the United Kingdom. The Defence Council delegates management of the Naval Service...

successor to the Tunguska M1. The Pantsir-S1 was designed to provide point air defence of military, industrial and administrative installations against aircraft...

Minister of State for Defence Readiness and Industry is, as a Minister of State, a mid-level defence minister in the Ministry of Defence of the British Government...

Apologia Pro Vita Sua (transl. 'A defence of one's own life') is John Henry Newman's history of his religious opinions, showing how his opinions had been...

The Ministry of Defence (abbreviated as MoD; ISO: Rakṣā Mantrālaya) is charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government...

Defence House (formerly the Bowen State Building) is the headquarters of the New Zealand Defence Force and Ministry of Defence, located in Wellington....

policy in defence and military matters as the head of the Department of Defence. The minister for defence is responsible for the Australian Defence Organisation...

MANTIS Air Defence System (Modular, Automatic and Network Capable Targeting and Interception System), formerly titled NBS-C-RAM (Nächstbereichschutzsystem...

Aegis Defence Services is a British private military and private security company with overseas offices in Afghanistan, the United Arab Emirates, Iraq...

marines, or coast guard. The main task of a military is usually defined as defence of their state and its interests against external armed threats. In broad...

The arms industry, also known as the defense (or defence) industry or military industry is a global industry which manufactures and sells weapons and...

The British Defence Staff – US, which was previously known as British Joint Staff Mission and British Defence Staff (Washington), is the home of the Ministry...

The Estonian Defence League (Estonian: Kaitseliit, 'Defence League') is a voluntary national defence organization of the Republic of Estonia, under management...

The Damiano Defence is a chess opening beginning with the moves: e4 e5 Nf3 f6? The defence is one of the oldest chess openings, with games dating back...

Alekhine's Defence (or the Alekhine Defence) is a chess opening that begins with the moves: 1. e4 Nf6 Black tempts White's pawns forward to form a broad...

service the 40N6 long-range missile for the S-400 air-defence system, a source in the domestic defence industry told TASS news agency in October 2018. The...

The People's Defence Corps of Yugoslavia or KNOJ (Serbo-Croatian: Korpus narodne odbrane Jugoslavije, Macedonian: Корпус на народна одбрана Југославија...

Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KDA) is one of three business units of Kongsberg Gruppen (KONGSBERG) of Norway and a supplier of defence and space related...

Self-defense (or self-defence in Commonwealth English) is a countermeasure that involves defending the health and well-being of oneself from harm. The...

The Defence Batteries were units of the Royal Artillery created for beach defence during World War II when the United Kingdom was threatened with invasion...

The Defence Housing Authority, Islamabad-Rawalpindi (DHAI-R) (Urdu: ڈیفنس ہاؤسنگ اتھارٹی اسلام آباد-راولپنڈی) is an affluent residential neighbourhood...

Defence Colony is a neighbourhood in the South East Delhi district of Delhi, India. It was built in the 1960s for veterans of the Indian Armed Forces...

A chief of defence (or head of defence) is the highest ranked commissioned officer of a nation's armed forces. The acronym CHOD is in common use within...

Ministry of Defence (MOD or MoD) is a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom. It is responsible for implementing the defence policy...

warding off attack, fighting back, or escaping when found. The first line of defence consists in avoiding detection, through mechanisms such as camouflage,...

The Combined Defence Services Examination (CDS) is a standardised test conducted annually by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) for recruitment...

The Minister of Defence (Urdu: 'وزیرِ دفاع') heads the Ministry of Defence. The minister serves in the cabinet of the Prime Minister and is required to...

otherwise stated or cited. The share of total expenditure, the average defence spending was 2.7 % in 2023 in the EU and 2.5% in the euro area. As a share...

anti-ship and land-attack missile developed by the Norwegian company Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KDA). The original Norwegian name was Nytt sjømålsmissil (literally...

under the common law or under statute, a defendant may raise a defense (or defence) in an effort to avert civil liability or criminal conviction. A defense...

The People's Defence Force is the armed wing of the National Unity Government (NUG) in Myanmar. The armed wing was formed by the NUG from youths and pro-democracy...

The English Defence is a chess opening characterised by the moves: 1. d4 e6 2. c4 b6 This article uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves. The...

The mosaic defence strategy or decentralized mosaic defence is a military doctrine developed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps which incorporates...

The Integrated Defence Staff (IDS) is an organisation responsible for fostering coordination and enabling prioritisation across the different branches...

The National Security Strategy and Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015 was published by the British government during the second Cameron ministry...

A boom or a chain (also boom defence, harbour chain, river chain, chain boom, boom chain or variants) is an obstacle strung across a navigable stretch...

The minister of defence of the Russian Federation (Russian: Министр обороны Российской Федерации) is the minister responsible for the Russian Armed Forces...

The Defence Act 1990 is an Act of Parliament in New Zealand which establishes the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) and defines the respective roles of...

the 2025 reforms, the highest-ranking military officer is the Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), who also serves concurrently as Chief of Army Staff (COAS)...

HMS Dragon is the fourth ship of the Type 45 or Daring-class air-defence destroyers built for the Royal Navy. She was launched in November 2008 and commissioned...

The Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA) is a tri-service military academy that provides military and academic education for junior officers of the...

(French pronunciation: [talɛs]), is a French multinational aerospace and defence corporation specialising in electronics. It designs, develops and manufactures...

The Barbados Defence Force (BDF) is the name given to the combined armed forces of Barbados. The BDF was established 15 August 1979, and has responsibility...

the setup more commonly seen being played by Black in the King's Indian Defence. The King's Indian Attack is characterised by the following moves: the...

The Defence of Mazagran (French: Defense of Mazagran) is an 1841 history painting by the French artist Henri Félix Emmanuel Philippoteaux. It depicts...

of the British Ministry of Defence (MOD), which are to "provide the capabilities needed to ensure the security and defence of the United Kingdom and overseas...

Russian Defence may refer to: Ruy Lopez § Steinitz Defence Deferred Petrov's Defence (Russische Verteidigung) Ministry of Defence (Russia) This disambiguation...

The Rwandan Defence Force (RDF, Kinyarwanda: Ingabo z'u Rwanda, French: Forces rwandaises de défense, Swahili: Nguvu ya Ulinzi ya Watu wa Rwanda) is the...

of Indonesia since 2024. He previously served as the 26th minister of defence under President Joko Widodo from 2019 to 2024. Prabowo is Indonesia's third...

Course, Defence Services Staff College course at DSSC Wellington, Management Development Programme: Senior Defence Management Course, Higher Defence Management...

The Mozambique Defence Armed Forces (Portuguese: Forças Armadas de Defesa de Moçambique, FADM) are the national armed forces of Mozambique. They include...

Defence pensions are pensions paid from the Defence Services Estimates. Approximately 36 percent of amount budgeted for defence pensions is on account...

The Territorial Defence Forces (TDF; Polish: Wojska Obrony Terytorialnej, WOT) are the volunteer home guard branch of the Polish Armed Forces. The force...

Jane's International Defence Review (IDR) was a monthly magazine reporting on military news and technology. International Defense Review was established...

Korea and Comrade Kim Jong Il as the eternal Chairman of the National Defence Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea [...] — Constitution...

Airbus Defence and Space is the military and space systems division of Airbus. It was formed in 2014 during the restructuring of the European Aeronautic...

and was absorbed into a united military called the Union Defence Force (UDF). The Union Defence Force was established officially as the military of the...

The Luzhin Defence is a 2000 romantic drama film directed by Marleen Gorris, starring John Turturro and Emily Watson. The film centres on a mentally tormented...

The National Defence Academy (NDA) is the joint defence academy of the Indian Armed Forces. Here, cadets of the Indian Army, the Indian Navy, and the Indian...

National Security and Defence Committee on Defence (Sweden) Defence Committee (Australia) Defense Committee (Soviet Union) Defence Committee of the Cabinet...

The Defence Medical Services (DMS) is an umbrella organisation within the Ministry of Defence in the United Kingdom. It describes the Royal Navy Medical...

The Defence of Kupiczów (Polish: Obrona Kupiczowa; Ukrainian: Оборона Купічова) was a fought defence between the Polish Home Army unit "Jastrzębia" who...

Rolls-Royce Holdings plc is a British multinational aerospace and defence company incorporated in February 2011. The company owns Rolls-Royce, a business...

of Defence (Kinyarwanda: Minisiteri y'Ingabo; French: Ministère de la Défense) is in charge of the Rwanda Defence Force. The Minister of Defence is responsible...

Kingdom's Defence Fixed Telecommunications Service (DFTS) 606 for interface with NATO's Core Network (NCN) 7xx for interface with Australia's Defence Voice...

The Skyranger 35 is a short range air defence turret system developed by Rheinmetall Air Defence AG (formerly Oerlikon). A mobile version of the Skyshield...

The siege of Lucknow was the prolonged defence of the British Residency within the city of Lucknow from rebel sepoys (Indian soldiers in the British East...

The Ministry of Interior and Defence (MID) was a ministry of the Government of Singapore. It was established in 1965, with Goh Keng Swee as the inaugural...

Coastal defence (or defense) and coastal fortification are measures taken to provide protection against military attack at or near a coastline (or other...

Yugoslavia Territorial Defence Force of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina Slovenian Territorial Defence Territorial defence battalions (Ukraine) Military...

The Chief of Defence (Dutch: Commandant der Strijdkrachten, CDS) is the highest-ranking officer in the Netherlands Armed Forces and is the principal military...

[the] UK's most prominent far-right activists", he co-founded the English Defence League (EDL), serving as its leader from 2009 to 2013. Prior to the EDL...

The Defence of the Realm: The Authorized History of MI5, published in the United States as Defend the Realm, is an authorised history of the British Security...

the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, and also as the Union Minister of Defence in the Government of India. A long-time parliamentarian, he was a seven-time...

The Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) are the military forces responsible for the defence of Zimbabwe against external threats from other countries, and also...

preparation to attack, either preemptively or in self-defence. Proactive cyber defense differs from active defence in that it is preemptive (not waiting for an...

MIRV-capable intercontinental ballistic missile under development by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for the Strategic Forces Command...

Ireland. According to The Daily Telegraph, the JSG was later renamed the Defence Human Intelligence Unit (DHU). The Joint Support Group is tasked with obtaining...

The Bahrain Defence Force (Arabic: قوة دفاع البحرين, abbreviated BDF) is the military force of the Kingdom of Bahrain. The Bahrain Defence Force is under...

The Territorial Defence Forces (abbr. TDF; Ukrainian: Війська територіальної оборони, romanized: Viiska terytorialnoi oborony, pronounced [wijsʲˈkɑ terɪtor⁽ʲ⁾iˈɑlʲnoji...

The Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement (SMDA) is a security and defence pact between the countries of Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. Under this agreement,...

in the past. The Long Term Re-Equipment Plan of 1981 of the Ministry of Defence noted that most of these fighter aircraft were approaching the end of their...

The Defence Delivery Agency (or Defence Delivery Group) is an Australian Government agency announced in December 2025 responsible for military acquisition...

Engineers (327 SCE) 9th Divisional Air Defence Artillery Battalion (9 DA Bn) 2nd People’s Defence Force / Island Defence Task Force (2 PDF/IDTF): SAF Military...

National Defence (or Defense) University (or College) may refer to: Alphabetical by country Marshal Fahim National Defense University, Afghanistan National...

the Vietnam People's Armed Forces and includes: Ground Force, Navy, Air Defence - Air Force, Border Guard and Coast Guard. Vietnam does not have a separate...

pledged to increase defence spending to five percent of GDP in what is called The Hague Investment Plan. The Agreement on 5% Defence Spending by 2035 was...

Chess Fever (1925). The book was adapted to film in 2000, as The Luzhin Defence. It was directed by Marleen Gorris, and starred John Turturro as Luzhin...

An ambush defence is one in which defence evidence - notably from expert witnesses - has not been adduced in advance to the prosecuting authorities, leading...

The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) is the combined military of Jamaica, consisting of an infantry Regiment and Reserve Corps, an Air Wing, a Coast Guard...

for 107 NAMICA Mk2 carriers and 2,408 Nag Mk2 missiles cleared by the Defence Acquisition Council on 23 October 2025. Ballistic missiles Prahaar (missile) –...

Lithuania's defence policy is to prepare their society for general defence and to integrate Lithuania into Western security and defence structures. The...

Department of Defence is the department of the Australian Government responsible for national defence policy, support of the Australian Defence Force (ADF)...

University Press. p. 95. ISBN 9780300112047. Retrieved 2018-10-01. The State Defence Committee, or GKO, stood at the pinnacle of Stalin's decision-making system...

Total Defence is Singapore's whole-of-society national defence concept, based on the premise that every aspect of society contributes to the collective...

Space Command (SPACECOMD), (formerly Defence Space Command (DSpC)), is an Australian Defence Force integrated tri-service headquarters in Joint Capabilities...

Federal Minister of Defence of Nigeria is the Federal Executive Council official who leads the Defence Ministry of Nigeria. The Defence Minister's main responsibility...

The Gallipoli campaign, the Dardanelles campaign, the Defence of Gallipoli or the Battle of Gallipoli (Turkish: Gelibolu Muharebesi, Çanakkale Muharebeleri...

(Belarusian: Слуцкае паўстанне, romanized: Sluckaje paŭstannie) or the Slutsk defence, or Slitsk military action (Belarusian: Слуцкі збройны чын, romanized: Slucki...

General, Defence Estates (abbreviate as: DGDE) is the main Indian regulatory and advisory body that provides inputs on matters of Cantonments and defence land...

make the gunner's task easier. The Javelin's manufacturer, Thales Air Defence, claims that their missile is virtually impervious to countermeasures....

Kuty (Kąty) defence was a skirmish between Polish self-defense units and Ukrainian Insurgent Army unit under commander Ivan Klymshyn (nom de guerre "Crow")...

Security Vetting (FCDOS NSV). This change was an outcome of the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015. It is possible to pass vetting with one department...

Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Kenya is a cabinet-level office in charge of defense-related matters of Kenya. It oversees the Kenya Defence Forces. It is...

Drift, also known as the Defence of Rorke's Drift, was an engagement in the Anglo-Zulu War. The successful British defence of the mission station of...

Self-defence is a defence permitting reasonable force to be used to defend one's self or another. This defence arises from both common law and the Criminal...

Defence Council or Defense Council may refer to: Croatian Defence Council, the main military formation of the Croats during the Bosnian War charged with...

early 1977. In that year, it was renamed the Committee for Social Self-defence KOR (Komitet Samoobrony Społecznej KOR). KOR went on to publish another...

The Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force (TTDF) is the military organisation responsible for the defence of the twin-island Republic of Trinidad and Tobago...

The spiritual national defence (German: Geistige Landesverteidigung; French: Défense [nationale] spirituelle) was a political-cultural movement in Switzerland...

ISBN 9781840652451. Oliver, David (2007). "In the Line of Fire". Global Defence Review. Archived from the original on October 16, 2006. Retrieved October...

"In My Defence" is a song performed by Queen lead vocalist Freddie Mercury. It was from the 1986 musical Time by Dave Clark and featured on the Time concept...

Morning Post. Retrieved 18 September 2023. "Ministry of National Defence". SinoDefence.com. Archived from the original on 2007-11-09. Retrieved 2007-11-21...

Born to Defence (Chinese: 中華英雄) is a 1988 Hong Kong action film, which marked the directorial debut of Jet Li, who also stars in the film. The film features...

Laboratories (DSO) is a national defence research and development organisation in Singapore developing technological solutions for defence and national security...

Unveils NORINCO Yitian on Yema 4×4: A Lightweight Air Defence Vehicle to Counter Drone Warfare". Defence Security Asia. 13 October 2025. "Neue Superwaffe im...

The Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff (ACDS) is a senior British military officer. There are a number of ACDS appointments and they are held by officers...

States ebbed and flowed, along with doubts over the credibility of the NATO defence against a prospective Soviet invasion – doubts that led to the development...

In the context of German patent law, the Formstein defence is a well-known defense against an alleged infringement by equivalents, wherein the alleged...

Sabre Defence Industries, LLC was an American manufacturer of firearms and firearm parts and accessories. It was contracted by the United States armed...

The Defence Council (SNSC; Persian: شورای دفاع, romanized: Showrā-ye Āliye-ye Defāʿ; also known as the Defence Council for War and Defence Affairs) is...

The International Defence and Aid Fund or IDAF (also the Defence Aid Fund for Southern Africa) was a fund created by John Collins during the 1956 Treason...

abbreviated DI), also known as Directorate of Defence Industries, Defence Product Industry and Defence Product Industries or by its Burmese name, Karkweye...

The Ministry of Defence of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Міністерство оборони України, МОУ, romanized: Ministerstvo oborony Ukrainy, MOU) is the ministry of the...

has been officially called the Joint Defence Facility Pine Gap (JDFPG); previously, it was known as Joint Defence Space Research Facility. It plays a crucial...

Indian defence scientist and former Chairman of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Secretary, Department of Defence R&D. He...

The International Legion for the Defence of Ukraine, or the Ukrainian Foreign Legion, is a military unit of the Ukrainian Ground Forces composed of foreign...

The Defence of a Fool (French: Le Plaidoyer d'un fou) is an autobiographical novel by the Swedish writer August Strindberg. The narrative is a lightly...

relating to the national defence of Canada. The Department of National Defence is headed by the deputy minister of national defence (the department's senior...

The Defence Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Centre (the Defence CBRN Centre or DCBRNC for short) is a United Kingdom military facility at...

disasters (as for the State Emergency Service in Australia). Algerian Civil Defence is a unit of the Algerian government responsible for firefighting, rescue...

self-defence is a legal defence to a charge of causing injury or death in defence of the person or, to a limited extent, property, or a partial defence to...

chases the knight away, usually to e5. The opening resembles an Alekhine's Defence but on the opposite side of the board. In an opening book by Sid Pickard...

Coastal defence (Commonwealth) or Coastal defense (US) may refer to: Coastal management, the protection of the coast from the action of wind, wave and...

HMS Defence was a Minotaur-class armoured cruiser built for the Royal Navy in the first decade of the 20th century, the last armoured cruiser built for...

strike missions. The type has also taken primary responsibility for air defence duties for the majority of customer nations. In the UK, as early as 1971...

The Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Estonia (Estonian: Eesti Vabariigi Kaitseministeerium) and its head, the Minister of Defence, are responsible...

and anti-missile warfare and is built around the PAAMS (Sea Viper) air-defence system using the SAMPSON Active electronically scanned array (AESA) and...

The London Defence Conference (LDC) is an annual defence and security event convening in London since its establishment in 2022. It is hosted by the King's...

The Vietnam Air Defence - Air Force (Vietnam ADAF or VN ADAF; Bộ đội Phòng không - Không quân Việt Nam), officially the Air Defence - Air Force Service...

A reverse slope defence is a military tactic where a defending force is positioned on the slope of an elevated terrain feature such as a hill, ridge,...

Defence Act (Polish: Ustawa o obronie Ojczyzny), also known as the Act on the Defence of the Fatherland or the Act of 11 March 2022, on the defence of...

The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) comprises the armed forces of South Africa. The Chief of the SANDF is appointed by the President of South...

the realization of India's strategic maritime objectives, namely, the defence of the country's sovereignty against maritime threats and the security...

Yoram Dinstein: The Defence of Obedience to Superior Orders in International Law, Sijthoff-Leyden, 1965. Paola Gaeta: The Defence of Superior Orders:...

The Falkland Islands Defence Force (FIDF) is the locally maintained volunteer defence force in the Falkland Islands, a British Overseas Territory. The...

The Border Defence Movement (Polish: Ruch Obrony Granic, ROG or BDM) is a political movement founded and led by Robert Bąkiewicz created to defend Poland...

December 2024. "Page 25 - Defence budget Japan 2025" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 May 2025. "Page 16 - Defence budget Japan 2026" (PDF)...

of Nagorno-Karabakh), also known as Artsakh Defence Army (or Nagorno-Karabakh Defence Army) was the defence force of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh...

The Ministry of Defence (Sinhala: රාජ්‍ය ආරක්ෂක අමාත්‍යාංශය Rājya ārakshaka amāthyanshaya; Tamil: பாதுகாப்பு அமைச்சகம்) is the cabinet ministry of the...

The Namibian Defence Force (NDF) comprises the national military forces of Namibia. It was created when the country, then known as South West Africa,...

although the UK retains ultimate constitutional oversight, and authority over defence, foreign relations and internal security. While three of the territories...

The National Defense Forces (NDF; Arabic: قوات الدفاع الوطني Quwāt ad-Difāʿ al-Watanī) was a Syrian paramilitary volunteer militia, that was formed on...

The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF; Māori: Te Ope Kātua o Aotearoa, lit. "Line of Defence of New Zealand") is the three-branched military of New Zealand...

The Ministry of Defence Police (MDP) is a civilian special police force which is part of the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence. The MDP are tasked...

The Hungarian Defence Forces (HDF; Hungarian: Magyar Honvédség, lit. 'Hungarian Homeland-Guard', Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈmɒɟɒr ˈhonveːt͡ʃːeːg]) is...

Strategic Defence Review may refer to several different British policy documents: Strategic Defence Review (1998) Strategic Defence and Security Review...

The Chief of Defence People was the senior military officer in the British Armed Forces responsible for the policies and processes concerning the management...

The Belize Defence Force (BDF) is the military of Belize, and is responsible for protecting the sovereignty of the country. The BDF is under the Ministry...

the law of self-defence (Swedish: nödvärn) allows a person attacked to excuse or justify a proportionate use of violence in defence of the person or...

The Australian Defence College (ADC) comprises three joint education and training organisations operated by the Australian Defence Force in Canberra,...

The defence industry of Australia provides military equipment, supplies and services for the Australian Defence Force (ADF) and export customers. Definitions...

An Apology for Poetry (or The Defence of Poesy) is a work of literary criticism by Elizabethan poet Philip Sidney. It was written in approximately 1580...

civil defense as a key part of defense in general. For example, total defence refers to the commitment of a wide range of national resources to defense...

The defence industrial sector of India is strategically important in India. India has one of the world's largest military forces with a strength of over...

The Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation (Russian: Министерство обороны Российской Федерации; MOD) is the governing body of the Russian Armed...

Organisation (BRO) is a statutory body under the ownership of the Ministry of Defence of the Government of India. BRO develops and maintains road networks in...

Ministry of Defence building may refer to: Main Building of the Ministry of Defense (Russia) Ministry of Defence building (Ukraine) Ministry of Defence building...

The Defence Security Corps (DSC) is corps of the Indian Army responsible for providing security cover to the defence installations of the three services...

The poppy seed defence is a commonly cited reason to avoid any sanction for failing a drug test. The defence asserts that a suspect's positive result...

The Nimzo-Indian Defence is a chess opening characterised by the moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 Other move orders, such as 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.d4...

prison. Hoffman, Danny. "The Meaning of a Militia: Understanding the Civil Defence Forces of Sierra Leone." African Affairs 106.425 (2010): 636-62. Oxford...

The St. George Defence (also known as the Baker's Defence, Birmingham Defence, or Basman Counterattack) is an unorthodox chess opening for Black. The opening...

Defence Staff may refer to: Defence Staff (Denmark) Defence Staff (Lithuania) Defence Staff (Spain) Defence Staff (Sweden) Defence Staff (Uruguay) Chief...

order of precedence, and is the IAF's status-equivalent of the Chief of Defence Staff, the Chief of the Army Staff and the Chief of the Naval Staff - all...

International law recognises a right to collective self-defence. This allows a state to come to the aid of another state that has come under attack by...

Australia and, in the United Kingdom, the White Paper of 1939 and the 1966 Defence White Paper. In Israeli history, the British White Paper of 1939 – marking...

law to the Defence Council of the United Kingdom, a body officially charged with the direction and command of the Armed Forces. As the Defence Council and...

The defence secretary (ISO: Rakṣā Saciv) is the administrative head of the Ministry of Defence. This post is held by a senior Indian Administrative Service...

The Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) is the military of the Southern African Kingdom of Lesotho, which consists of about 2,000 personnel and is tasked with...

August 2010 the then Defence Secretary, Liam Fox, asked Lord Levene, a former Chief of Defence Procurement, to chair the Defence Reform Steering Group...

Finnish–Estonian defence co-operation began in 1930 with a secret military pact between Finland and Estonia against the threat of the Soviet Union. Open...

responsible to the Minister for Defence (MINDEF) and the Chief of the Defence Force (CDF). The Department of Defence, which is a part of the Australian...

Stockholm's permanent defence consisted of fortification structures built in the Stockholm region to defend the city against hostile attacks from sea...

Minister Yoshida impelled the Diet to accept the Defence Agency Establishment and the Self-Defence Force Laws, which explicitly authorized the forces...

The Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA) are a series of bilateral defence relationships established by a series of multi-lateral agreements between...

Forward defence may refer to: Forward defence (cricket), a shot in cricket Forward defence (Roman military), a military tactic of the Roman Empire Muhamalai...

Thaad missile defence system". bne IntelliNews. 3 July 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2025. "Saudi Arabia activates US made THAAD missile defence system". Roya...

Porton Down is a science and defence technology campus in Wiltshire, England, just north-east of the village of Porton, near Salisbury. It is home to...

Janadhipathya Samrakshana Samithi ( translation: Association for Defence of Democracy) is a political party in the Indian state of Kerala. The party was...

vessel) is a relatively small naval vessel generally designed for coastal defence, border security, or law enforcement. However, large size patrol vessels...

Turkey, Defence Industry Agency (Turkish: Savunma Sanayii Başkanlığı (SSB)); formerly Presidency of Defence Industries and Undersecretariat for Defence Industries...

is not commented on by either the British government or the Ministry of Defence due to the secrecy and sensitivity of its operations. The corps consists...

Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) is an operating arm of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) in the United Kingdom, which is responsible for the built...

The Defence Council or the Council of Defense of the USSR (Russian: Совет обороны) was a high military advisory body which aided and assisted the Government...

interests and the sovereignty of the country. A component of the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF), the armed forces have four service branches: the Army, Navy,...

The Homeland Defence Division (German: Heimatschutzdivision; HSchDiv) is a partially active German Army Division of the Bundeswehr, which combines the...

Security Service (MI5), the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) and Defence Intelligence (DI). The agencies are organised under three government departments...

The National Defence Act (NDA; French: Loi sur la défense nationale; LDN) is an Act of the Parliament of Canada, which is the primary enabling legislation...

and the manic defence against becoming aware of the damage done to objects in this way. For Kleinians, at the core of manic defences in narcissism stood...

Coastal defence ships (sometimes called coastal battleships or coast defence ships) were warships built for the purpose of coastal defence, mostly during...

The Strategic Defence Review is a review of the United Kingdom's defence policy, published on 2 June 2025. It is the first such review carried out by a...

Military policy (also called defence policy or defense policy) is public policy dealing with multinational security and the military. It comprises the...

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) is the armed forces of Guyana, established in 1965. It has military bases across the nation. The Commander-in-Chief of...

In many team sports, defense (American spelling) or defence (Commonwealth spelling) is the action of preventing an opponent from scoring. The term may...

The Cyber Defence Regiment (French: Régiment de cyberdéfense) is a cyberwarfare Regiment of the French Army. Headquartered in Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande...

order of precedence, and is the IA's status-equivalent of the Chief of Defence Staff, the Chief of the Naval Staff and the Chief of the Air Staff - all...

supersonic multirole fighter aircraft manufactured by the Swedish aerospace and defence company Saab AB. The Gripen has a delta wing and canard configuration with...

Revolutionary Armed Forces (PRAF) from 1981. The PRA took over the Grenada Defence Force (GDF) after the revolution in 1979. The PRA traces its roots to the...

ruler under various titles. He was appointed the commander-in-chief of Defence Services—the leader of the Tatmadaw—in 2011 and remained in that post through...

the Hungarian Defence Forces as of 2020: Article 45 of the Constitution of Hungary states that the core duties of the Hungarian Defence Forces are: "military...

The Defence, Security and Resilience Bank or DSR Bank is a proposed international financial institution backed by the DSRB Development Group. It aims...

defamatory statements in the public interest. The case provided the Reynolds defence, which could be raised where it was clear that the journalist had a duty...

ordinary (bishop) and his chaplains serve the members of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) and their families in all three services; the Royal Australian...

The Minister for Defence of Sweden (Swedish: försvarsminister; formal title: Swedish: statsråd och chef för försvarsdepartementet) is a member of the...

initially known as the British Arab Force and was renamed the Cyrenaica Defence Force in March 1943. Following the outbreak of World War II in 1939, Idris...

The defence industry of Vietnam encompasses the research, development, and manufacturing of military arms and technology by Vietnam's government-affiliated...

The Botswana Defence Force (BDF, Tswana: Sesole Sa Botswana) is the military of Botswana. The main component of the BDF is the Botswana Ground Force;...

Civilian-based defense or social defence describes non-military action by a society or social group, particularly in a context of a sustained campaign...

60°09′51″N 24°56′59″E / 60.1641782°N 24.9496668°E / 60.1641782; 24.9496668 Defence Command (Finnish: Pääesikunta, Fenno-Swedish: Huvudstaben), organized as...

carried out with 7 of these engines. 6 of them entered mass production. Defence Industry Agency president Görgün announced that the number of employees...

The South Sudan People's Defence Forces (SSPDF), formerly the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA), also called Sudan People's Liberation Army/Movement...

its headquarters at Cottbus, was separate from the Luftverteidigung (Air Defence), headquartered at Strausberg. It was intended to establish three fighter...

The Ford-class seaward defence boats were built for the Royal Navy (with three built for the South African Navy) in the 1950s. They were designed to detect...

formed as 104 Light Air Defence Regiment Royal Artillery (Volunteers) in 1967. Its units were 210 (Staffordshire) Light Air Defence Battery at Wolverhampton...

retired four-star general of the Indian Army who served as the 2nd Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of the Indian Armed Forces from 2022 to 2026. On 28 September...

with Babcock International, Thales Group, A&P Group, the UK Ministry of Defence and BAE Systems. In 2014 the UK Government announced that the second carrier...

Defence College of Management and Technology at Shrivenham deliver the MBA (Defence), formerly Master of Defence Administration (MDA), at the Defence...

component of the Armed Forces of the Crown of India, responsible for the defence of the Indian Empire. The Imperial Service Troops were merged into the...

Defence Minister George Fernandes authorised the development and construction of an aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant, under the Project 71 Air Defence Ship...

Defence Force Football Club is a football club based in Chaguaramas, Trinidad and Tobago that currently plays in the country's TT Premier Football League...

The Defence Services Secretary is a senior member of the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom. The Defence Services Secretary is the...

British Aerospace plc (BAe) was a British aircraft, munitions and defence-systems manufacturer that was formed in 1977. Its head office was at Warwick...

principal aerial warfare force of Australia, a part of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) along with the Royal Australian Navy and the Australian Army...

Defence Division (Heimatschutzdivision), in Berlin Home Defence Regiment 1 (Heimatschutzregiment 1), in Roth Staff and Supply Company 1, Home Defence...

The minister of defence (Italian: ministro della difesa) is a senior member of the Italian Cabinet who leads the Ministry of Defence. The minister is responsible...

The National Defence and Security Council (Burmese: အမျိုးသား ကာကွယ်ရေးနှင့် လုံခြုံရေး ကောင်စီ, Burmese pronunciation: [əmjóðá kàkwɛ̀jé n̥ḭɴ lòʊɴdʑòʊɴjé...

The Ministry of Defence (Arabic: وزارة الدفاع العراقية) is a central government ministry of Iraq responsible for national defence. It is also involved...

Defence as a ship name may refer to: Defence (1735 EIC ship) was launched at Deptford. She made three voyages to India, the Red Sea, and China for the...

Jane's Defence Weekly (abbreviated as JDW) is a weekly magazine reporting on military and corporate affairs, edited by Peter Felstead. It is one of a...

In law, an absolute defence (or defense) is a factual circumstance or argument that, if proven, will end the litigation in favor of the defendant. The...

Zukertort Opening (1.Nf3). In particular, transpositions to the King's Indian Defence and Queen's Gambit Declined are common, among others. This allows players...

Ministry of Defence Chicksands, or more simply MOD Chicksands, is a tri-service British Armed Forces facility in Bedfordshire, approximately 35 miles...

The Ulster Defence Association (UDA) is an Ulster loyalist paramilitary group in Northern Ireland. It was formed in September 1971 as an umbrella group...

InDefence, also known as In Defence of Iceland, was a grassroots citizen movement formed in October 2008, in the first instance in protest at the Landsbanki...

purchased Bofors Weapon Systems AB of Sweden, subsequently renamed Bofors Defence. In 1997 UDI was subject to a takeover bids by rival General Dynamics and...

International law recognizes a right of self-defence according to the Chapter VII, Article 51 of the UN Charter, as the International Court of Justice...

chambered for the HK 4.6×30mm armor-piercing cartridge designed by German defence manufacturer Heckler & Koch. It was designed (together with the new cartridge)...

The Minister for Defence (Irish: An tAire Cosanta) is a senior minister in the Government of Ireland and leads the Department of Defence. The current Minister...

Strategic defence is a type of military planning doctrine and a set defense and/or combat activities used for the purpose of deterring, resisting, and...

2024, the Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan announced that the Indian Armed Forces had allocated Rs 25,000 crore for defence space requirements...

The Swedish Defence University (Swedish: Försvarshögskolan, FHS) is situated on Drottning Kristinas väg 37 in Östermalm, Stockholm City Centre, next to...

punishment. In some common law legal systems, provocation is a partial defence for murder charges, which can result in the offense being classified as...

of Defence Intelligence and Security (DDIS), formerly the Directorate of Defence Intelligence is an intelligence agency of the New Zealand Defence Force...

The Department of National Defence (DND; French: Ministère de la Défense nationale) is the department of the Government of Canada which supports the Canadian...

into two parts: "Defence Context" and "Military Doctrine". Defence Context deals with two matters. First, the relationship between Defence policy and military...

(formerly Australian Defence Industries and ADI Limited) is a defence contractor based in Australia. It is a subsidiary of the French defence technology conglomerate...

FNSS Savunma Sistemleri A.Ş. (English: FNSS Defence Systems A.Ş.) is a Turkish defense manufacturer founded in 1988. As of January 2025 the company is...

Security. New Zealand: Massey University, Centre for Defence and Security Studies – BA in Defence Studies. Victoria University of Wellington – Centre for...

Defence Synergia (DS) is an independent self funding 'British Defence and Strategy Think Tank' and was formed by several former directors and policy board...

specialising in aerospace, defence and security. Headquartered in Rome, the company has 180 sites worldwide. It is the 12th largest defence contractor in the world...

Civil Defence Ireland (Irish: Cosaint Shibhialta na hÉireann) is the national civil defence organisation of Ireland. It is a statutory agency of the Irish...

Village Defence Guards (VDGs) formerly known as Village Defence Committees is a civilian militia first established in the mid-1990s in Indian-administered...

Defence costs are the cost that are incurred in the defence of a criminal trial in England and Wales. Should a defendant be acquitted they will almost...

The Air Force and Air Defence Forces of the Republic of Belarus is a branch of Armed Forces of Belarus tasked with conduction and countering air warfare...

during the Middle Ages. Trench warfare was also documented during the defence of Medina in a siege known as the Battle of the Trench (627 AD). The architect...

Rovaniemi Air Defence Battalion (Finnish: Rovaniemen ilmatorjuntapatteristo) was a unit of the Finnish Army located in Rovaniemi. It was founded in 1989...

Guard Intelligence Defence Intelligence Division of the South African National Defence Force (South Africa) General Department of Defence Intelligence (Vietnam)...

equipment of the Polish Armed Forces, Navy, air force, or territorial defence forces. The list includes current equipment such as helmets, vision systems...

forces of Myanmar (formerly Burma). It is administered by the Ministry of Defence and composed of the Myanmar Army, the Myanmar Navy and the Myanmar Air...

preserving it from NATO's bombing campaign. The Yugoslav integrated air defence system (IADS) was extensive, including underground command sites and buried...

the Royal Navy. The Royal Navy is governed by the Admiralty Board of the Defence Council. The Maritime Reserves consisted of the Royal Naval Reserve, the...

Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) is a trading entity and joint-defence organisation within the UK Ministry of Defence. It began operating on 2 April...

Russian Federation as an independent state, between 1991 and 1997 Russia's defence spending fell by a factor of eight in real prices. Between 1988 and 1993...

through periodic Defence Reviews carried out by the UK Government. In July 2024, the newly elected Labour Government launched a Strategic Defence Review, the...

Netherlands Marine Corps. The armed forces are part of the Ministry of Defence. Supreme command of the armed forces is determined in Article 97 of the...

secretary of the military procurement division of the German Ministry of Defence suggested reusing as many technologies developed for the MBT-70 as possible...

The Defence (Emergency) Regulations are an expansive set of regulations first promulgated by the British authorities in Mandatory Palestine in 1945, The...

Youth Defence is an Irish organisation that opposes legalisation of abortion. It was founded in 1986 (during the 1986 divorce referendum), lay dormant...

Defence Maritime Services, is a company providing port services to the Australian Defence Force and Marine Unit. It is a subsidiary of Serco. Defence...

The Hungarian National Defence Association (Hungarian: Magyar Országos Véderő Egyesület or MOVE) was a far-right movement active in Hungary. The structure...

The Civil Defence Decoration (Luftschutz Ehrenzeichen) was a German civil award created by Adolf Hitler on 30 January 1938. It was awarded for meritorious...

The minister for defence (Luxembourgish: Verdeedegungsminister; French: ministre de la défense; German: Verteidigungsminister) is a position in the Luxembourg...

Patriot Defence (Ukrainian: Захист Патріотів, romanized: Zakhyst Patriotiv) is a non-governmental organization (NGO) founded in May 2014 as a humanitarian...

The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) is a military university based in Kaduna, Nigeria, that trains officer cadets for commissioning into one of the three...

International Defence Exhibition & Conference (IDEX) is a biennial arms and defence technology sales exhibition. The exhibition is the largest defence exhibition...

The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) is a uniformed organisation in Singapore under the Ministry of Home Affairs that provides emergency services...

Ciskei Defence Force (CDF) was established during March 1981 from the 141 Battalion of the South African Defence Force (SADF). It was the defence force...

The Defence Research Establishments were a number of separate UK Ministry of Defence Research Establishments, dating back to World War II, World War I...

Defence or defense (in American English) in ice hockey is a player position that is primarily responsible for preventing the opposing team from scoring...

The Defence Council of the United Kingdom is the highest formal governing body of the British Armed Forces, the Defence Council is delegated the responsibility...

National Defence Fund is an Indian Government institution, set up in the year 1962 to receive voluntary donations for the promotion and welfare of the...

to medium-range ground-based air defense system developed by Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KDA) and Corporation. The system defends against unmanned...

Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS) is the title of the professional head of the British Armed Forces and the most senior uniformed military adviser to the...

known as the Global Combat Ship, was launched by the British Ministry of Defence to partially replace the navy's thirteen Type 23 frigates, and for export...

Army, and headed by the Chief of Defence Staff under the Department of Military Affairs of the Ministry of Defence. The TA has two units—a departmental...

analogized from the military "Line of defence" (and the concept of defence in depth). Under the first line of defence, risks are managed and controlled day-to-day...

(PDF) (Report) (2013 ed.). Ministry of Defence. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 27, 2013. Defence Statistics (May 15, 2014). Statistical...

the Armed Forces is a mid-level ministerial position at the Ministry of Defence in the Government of the United Kingdom. It has been held by Alistair Carns...

Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON) is the state-run defence corporation of Nigeria and operated by the Nigerian Armed Forces. It is responsible...

who has been the Crown Prince of Dubai since 2008. He is the Minister of Defence of the UAE since 14 July 2024. He served as deputy ruler of Dubai from...

Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL) is an Indian missile development laboratory, part of the Defence Research and Development Organization...

Ministry of Defence Constabulary (Bengali: মিনিস্ট্রি অব ডিফেন্স কনস্ট্যাবিউলারি) is a Bangladesh government security agency under the Ministry of Defense...

is the head of state of Ireland and the supreme commander of the Irish Defence Forces. The presidency was established by the Constitution of Ireland in...

aggression. In order to implement these tasks, the NBS provide for the defence of the nation, its air space and national territorial waters, participate...

Defence for Children International (DCI) is an international non-governmental organisation (INGO) set up in 1979, during the International Year of the...

SIPRI". www.sipri.org. The British Library - finding information on the defence industry Private Security Transnational Enterprises in Colombia Human Rights...

August 2015 merger between the Russian Air Force and the Russian Aerospace Defence Forces, after the independent arm of service was dissolved in 2011. Formed...

1975 Mason Review was a review of UK defence policy conducted by the Labour Government's Secretary of State for Defence, Roy Mason. The review was influenced...

Defence Day (Urdu: یومِ دفاع ALA-LC: Yaum-i Difāʿ IPA: [jɔːm-e d̪ɪfɑː]) is celebrated in Pakistan as a national day to commemorate the sacrifices made...

The defence minister of Bangladesh heads the Ministry of Defence of the Government of Bangladesh. The post is usually held by the Prime Minister, who also...

The Defence Security Force (DSF), formerly known as the Defence Services Guards (DSG), is a paramilitary organization of Pakistan responsible for safeguarding...

and subordinate staff. MES is one of the oldest and largest government defence infrastructure-development agencies in India. Construction work is done...

The Defence Space Agency (DSA) is an integrated tri-services agency of the Indian Armed Forces headquartered in Bengaluru, Karnataka. The agency is tasked...

Defence Industrial Strategy may refer to: Defence Industrial Strategy (2005), a former United Kingdom government policy statement Defence Industrial Strategy...

The Defence of Duffer's Drift is a short 1904 book by the British Army officer Ernest Swinton. Lieutenant Backsight Forethought (BF) and his command of...

The Croatian Defence Council (Croatian: Hrvatsko vijeće obrane, HVO) was the armed wing of Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia. It existed in the Republic...

The Defence Technology Institute (Public Organization) (DTI) is a research and development agency operating as a public organization under the oversight...

The Emergency Powers (Defence) Act 1939 (2 & 3 Geo. 6. c. 62) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The act was emergency legislation passed...

Defence Housing Authority (DHA; Urdu: ڈیفنس ہاؤسنگ اتھارٹی) is a Pakistan Army-administered real-estate developer that governs housing and municipal services...

Defence of Sevastopol (Russian: Оборона Севастополя, or Воскресший Севастополь) is a 1911 historical war film about the Siege of Sevastopol during the...

Ground Defence Force (Abbr. RMAF GDF, Malay: Pasukan Pertahanan Darat TUDM), previously known as the Royal Malaysian Air Force Ground and Air Defence Force...

in April 2021 (in the Domestic Abuse Act 2021) to tackle the rough sex defence. According to American jurist George Buzash: The "rough sex" defense to...

In 2011, the Canadian JDL organized a "support rally" for the English Defence League (EDL) featuring a live speech, via Skype, by EDL leader Tommy Robinson...

The Canal Defence Light (CDL) was a British "secret weapon" of the Second World War, based upon the use of a powerful carbon-arc searchlight mounted on...

officer and physician. Since July 2023 she has been Chief of Defence Medical for Defence Medical Command. Walton was commissioned into the Medical Branch...

impairment" for "disease of the mind". In New South Wales, the defence has been renamed the 'Defence of Mental Illness' in Part 4 of the Mental Health (Forensic...

ships, fighter aircraft or TEL. It is a joint venture between India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Russian Federation's...

with the non-commissioned vessels using the prefix of ADV (Australian Defence Vessel). The main strength consists of three destroyers and seven frigates...

preliminary line of defence. Moats can be dry or filled with water. In some places, moats evolved into more extensive water defences, including natural...

operated by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), a branch of the Australian Defence Force (ADF). The complex has a land area of 122,188 km2 (47,177 sq mi)...

Industry, Innovation and Science in 2015; Minister for Defence Industry in 2016; and Minister for Defence in 2018. Pyne retired from politics in 2019, not standing...

water infrastructure, data centers, agri-output storage and distribution, defence and aerospace, bunkering, shipping, rail and metro infrastructure, oil...

local commanders of the Supervisory Council." On 16 January 1993, Jane's Defence Weekly reported that "a special assembly of 1335 delegates elected from...

senior officer in the Royal Air Force (RAF). He has served as Chief of the Defence Staff since September 2025. Knighton previously served as Assistant Chief...

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is the governmental body in the Sultanate of Oman responsible for all matters relating to the defence of the state. The...

on Partial Defences to Murder (2004) rejects the notion of creating a mitigatory defence to cover the use of excessive force in self-defence but accepts...

The Defence Medal is a campaign medal instituted by the United Kingdom in May 1945, to be awarded to citizens of the British Commonwealth for both non-operational...

The Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) is the military of the Bahamas. Since the Bahamas does not have an army or an air force, its navy composes the...

Ministry was designated the Ministry of Defence (French: Ministère de la Défense). It is France's ministry of defence. The head of the department is the Minister...

The Bogo-Indian Defence is a chess opening characterised by the moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ The position after 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 is common. The...

Defense. In 1972, after Keene and Botterill published their book The Modern Defence, Povah began looking for a response to the opening. He happened across...

National security, or national defence (national defense in American English), is the security and defence of a sovereign state, including its citizens...

the Canadian Armed Forces also started using the term CBRN Defence, instead of NBC Defence, due to the increased threat of dirty bomb use (which is radiological...

Sicilian Defence is the eleventh and final studio album by The Alan Parsons Project, released in 2014. It was named after the Sicilian Defence, a famous...

Project Kusha, or Extended Range Air Defence System (ERADS), is a programme under the Defense Research and Development Organization for the Indian Air...

The Defence School of Transport (DST) Leconfield is located at Normandy Barracks, Leconfield near Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire in England. It is...

four times between 2000 and 2019. He also served as the Union Minister of Defence from 2014 to 2017. In 2020, he was posthumously awarded the Padma Bhushan...

The Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA), is the primary military intelligence agency of Nigeria. The DIA was established in 1986 to provide an efficient...

The Defence Services Staff College (DSSC) is a defence service training institution of the Ministry of Defence, Government of India. It trains officers...

The program is known as Frégate de Défense et d'Intervention (English: Defence and Intervention Frigate) or FDI, formerly denominated Frégate de Taille...

The Defence Intelligence Organisation (DIO) is an Australian government military intelligence agency responsible for strategic intelligence and technical...

recapturing the territory in June 1982, the UK invested heavily in the defence of the islands, the centrepiece of which was a new airfield at RAF Mount...

The Baltic Defence College (BALTDEFCOL) is a multinational military college that was established by the three Baltic states (Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania)...

Coastal management is defence against flooding and erosion, and techniques that stop erosion to claim lands. Protection against rising sea levels in the...

The Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR) was an infantry regiment of the British Army established in 1970, with a comparatively short existence ending in 1992...

National Self-Defence Front (Polish: Front Narodowej Samoobrony, FNS), also known as the Polish National Front (Polish: Polski Front Narodowy, PFN) was...

FY2024. The Japanese Navy is designing a new generation of layered air-defence and information warfare destroyers. It will take concept elements from...

Eröffnungswege, in 1961. He named this defense "Damenverteidigung" ("Queen Defence"), whose main line would be 1. e4 e5 2.Nf3 Qe7 3.Nc3 c6 4.Bc4 f5. He also...

Southeast Asia tied to missile-defense ships and land-based interceptors. US Defence officials told The Wall Street Journal that the core of the new anti-missile...

The Palestinian Civil Defence (PCD; Arabic: الدفاع المدني الفلسطيني) is one of the main branches of the Palestinian Security Services under direct responsibility...

Chief of the Defence Force may refer to: Chief of the Defence Force (Australia) Chief of the Defence Staff (Canada) Chief of Defence Forces (Kenya) Chief...

established as the chairman of the National Defence Commission in 1972; at that time, the National Defence Commission was a commission subordinate to the...

The Seychelles People's Defence Force (French: Force de défense populaire des Seychelles; Seselwa Creole French: Lafors Defans Pepel Ses) is the national...

Armed Forces. Ministry of Defence, at Main Building, Whitehall Secretary of State for Defence Minister of State for Defence Procurement and Industry Minister...

In chess, the Dragon Variation is a variation of the Sicilian Defence that begins with the moves: 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6...

The Federal Ministry of Defence (German: Bundesministerium für Landesverteidigung, sometimes shortened to BMLV or Verteidigungsministerium) of Austria...

The Nimzowitsch Defence is a somewhat uncommon chess opening characterised by the moves: 1. e4 Nc6 It is named after Aron Nimzowitsch. Play usually continues...

Chief of Defence of Denmark (Danish: Forsvarschefen), acting under the statutory responsibility of the Minister of Defence, is the chief of defence and commander...

Indian Ballistic Missile Defence Programme is an initiative to develop and deploy a multi-layered ballistic missile defence system to protect India from...

2025). The Defence Council delegates administration of the Naval Service to the Admiralty Board, chaired by the Secretary of State for Defence. The Naval...

of Defence of Denmark (Danish: Forsvarsminister, pronounced [ˈfɒːsvɑsmiˌnistɐ]) is the politically appointed head of the Danish Ministry of Defence. The...

The 2026 National Defence Strategy is an Australian Department of Defence white paper published in April 2026 and commissioned by the Albanese government...

agreement on Joint Defence and Economic Cooperation on 13 April 1950 committed the signatories to coordination of military defence measures. In March...

DRB-HICOM Defence Technologies Sdn Bhd, officially known and doing business as DEFTECH, is a Malaysian defence contractor involved in the development,...

The Defence (also known as The Disappearance; Polish: Chyłka) is a Polish crime drama television series based on the Chyłka book series by Remigiusz Mróz...

finance and corporate affairs since 2019. Prior to that, she served as the defence minister. A member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), she was elected...

Bophuthatswana Defence Force (Afrikaans: Bophuthatswana Weermag; BDF) was established on 6 December 1977 from trainees of the South African Defence Force. It...

The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) is a statutory office and the highest-ranking military position within the Pakistan Armed Forces, held ex officio by...

In Defence of Marxism is a posthumous collection of philosophical texts written by Russian revolutionary, Leon Trotsky, between 1939-40. In a series of...

The Venda Defence Force (VDF) was established in September 1982 from the 112 Battalion of the South African Defence Force and the military branch of the...

Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Policy Planning & Force Development),as the Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence (Operations) and as Chief of...

Cymru (pronounced [ˈmɨːdjad amˈðiːfɨn ˈkəmrɨ]; lit. 'movement for the defence of Wales'; MAC) was a paramilitary Welsh nationalist organisation, which...

a Sri Lanka Army (SLA) offensive attempting to break through the LTTE defence lines in the north of the island, aiming to conclude the country's 25-year-old...

Command, Thailand air defence command Joint Ground-based Air Defence Command, Netherlands air defence command Former commands Air Defence Command (Canada)...

The Freedom Press Defence Committee was formed in London following the arrests on the 22nd of February 1945 of the editors of War Commentary: Marie Louise...

The European Defence Industrial Strategy (EDIS) is a document released on 5 March 2024 by the von Der Leyen Commission, which suggested to switch to "war...

The Cyber Defence Command (LTCYBERCOM) (Lithuanian: Kibernetinės gynybos valdyba) is a information technology oriented formation in the Lithuanian Armed...

Slovenian Territorial Defence (Teritorialna Obramba Republike Slovenije; or Slovene TO), formed in 1990 by fusion of Territorial Defence (formed in 1968 as...

with c4 (instead of c3 or Nc3), and Black can transpose to the Caro–Kann Defence with ...cxd4 exd4. White's set-up often results in a closed game, and often...

The Ministry of Defence (MINISDEF) is the department of the Government of Spain responsible for planning, developing and implementing the general guidelines...

served as Vice Chief of the Defence Force (2008–2011). His career culminated with his appointment as Chief of the Defence Force on 4 July 2011, in succession...

Recharge | Latest renewable energy news. "CMI defence : sector profile". www.cmigroupe.com. "CMI Defence CSE90 Weapon System turret (90mm)". Archived from...

Self-Defence of Lithuania and Belarus (Polish: Samoobrona Litwy i Białorusi) comprised voluntary paramilitary units formed in late 1918, in the aftermath...

during the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, she became the minister of national defence and played a key role in Canadian efforts to provide military aid to Ukraine...

to the French Defence) or 2...c6 (transposing to the Caro–Kann Defence), or occasionally 2...Nc6 (transposing to the Nimzowitsch Defence), although doing...

Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) is an Indian public sector aerospace and defence electronics company, headquartered in Bengaluru. It primarily manufactures...

Armored Vehicles". Leonardo DRS. Retrieved 24 October 2023. "Protector". Defence Updates. Archived from the original on 3 May 2007. Retrieved 21 April 2007...