MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

In states where the government is divided into ministries, the 'Ministry of Defence' ( or 'Ministry of Defense' ) may refer to that part of the government responsible for matters of defence, usually including all branches of the military and is usually controlled by a Defence minister or minister of defence .
Examples include :

★ Afghan Defense Ministry

★ Ministry of Defense (Armenia)

★ Ministry of Defense (Belarus)

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

★ Ministry of National Defense of the Republic of China

★ Ministry of National Defense (Colombia)

★ Ministry of Defense (Croatia)

★ Ministry of Defence (Czechoslovakia) (1919-1948)

★ Ministry of Defence (France)

★ Hellenic Republic Ministry of National Defence

★ Federal Ministry of Defence (Germany)

★ Ministry of Defence of Guatemala

★ Ministry of Defence (India)

★ Ministry of Defense (Israel)

★ Ministry of Defense (Japan)

★ Ministry of Defence (Malaysia) (in Malay: Kementerian Pertahanan Malaysia)

★ Ministry of Defence (New Zealand)

★ Norwegian Ministry of Defence

★ Ministry of Defense (Pakistan)

★ Ministry of Defence (Peru)

★ Ministry of Defence (Russia)

★ Saudi Ministry of Defense and Aviation

★ Ministry of Defence (Singapore)

★ Ministry of Defence (Sri Lanka)

★ Ministry of Defense (Somalia)

★ Ministry of National Defense (South Korea)

★ Ministry of Defence (Soviet Union)

★ Ministry of Defence (Sweden)

★ Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)
See also:

★ United States Department of Defense

★ Department of National Defence (Canada)