United Kingdom Ministry of Defence

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United Kingdom government department defence ministry government ministry

The United Kingdom Ministry of Defence is the government department responsible for implementing defence policy and overseeing the British Armed Forces.

Aliases (9)

Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom) ×57
Ministry of Defence ×21
UK Ministry of Defence ×20
MoD ×2
Ministry of Defence (UK) ×1
UK MoD ×1
United Kingdom Defence Medical Services ×1
United Kingdom Ministry of Defence civil service ×1
United Kingdom Ministry of Defence framework ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United Kingdom government department → defence ministry → government ministry →
abbreviation	MOD →
collaboratesWith	NATO → defence ministries of allied countries →
country	United Kingdom →
employs	civil servants → military personnel →
formedByMergerOf	Admiralty → Air Ministry → War Office →
governs	defence policy of the United Kingdom →
hasOfficialLanguage	English →
hasWebsite	https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence →
headquartersCountry	United Kingdom →
headquartersLocation	Whitehall, London →
jurisdiction	Government of the United Kingdom →
locatedInTimeZone	British Summer Time → Greenwich Mean Time →
oversees	British Armed Forces → British Army → Royal Air Force → Royal Navy → UK nuclear deterrent → defence estates → defence infrastructure → defence intelligence → defence procurement → strategic command structures of the British Armed Forces →
parentOrganization	Government of the United Kingdom →
partOf	public sector of the United Kingdom →
predecessor	Admiralty → Air Ministry → War Office →
responsibleFor	armed forces policy → defence policy → defence procurement policy → implementation of defence policy in the United Kingdom → management of the defence budget → military operations planning → nuclear deterrent policy → strategic defence planning →
sector	defence →
shortName	Ministry of Defence → MoD → UK MoD →
uses	Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom → Union Jack →

Referenced by (122)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Army Foundation College Harrogate ("Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)") → Britannia Royal Naval College Dartmouth ("Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)") → Catterick Garrison ("Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)") → Defence Academy of the United Kingdom → Fort George ("Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)") → HMNB Clyde ("Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)") → HMNB Devonport ("Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)") → HMNB Portsmouth ("Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)") → HMS Victory → HMS Victory ("Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)") → Portsmouth Naval Base ("Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)") → Princess Royal Barracks, Deepcut ("Ministry of Defence") → RAF Brize Norton ("Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)") → RAF Fairford ("Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)") → RAF Leeming ("Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)") → RAF Scampton ("Ministry of Defence") → Royal Citadel ("Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)") →	ownedBy
Army Reserve ("Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)") → Atomic Weapons Research Establishment, Aldermaston ("Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)") → Blandford Camp ("Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)") → Combermere Barracks, Windsor ("Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)") → Hyde Park Barracks, Knightsbridge, London ("Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)") → Merville Barracks, Colchester ("Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)") → RAF Akrotiri → RAF Ascension Island → RAF High Wycombe ("UK Ministry of Defence") → Royal Air Force units ("UK Ministry of Defence") → Stirling Lines → Territorial Army ("Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)") →	controlledBy
Band of the Household Division ("Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)") → Educational and Training Services Branch ("Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)") → Royal Air Force personnel ("Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)") → Royal Fleet Auxiliary ("UK Ministry of Defence") → Royal Navy officers ("Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)") → Special Investigation Branch (historical) ("Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)") → Staff and Personnel Support Branch ("Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)") →	employer
Defence Intelligence (United Kingdom) ("Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)") → Head Office (UK Ministry of Defence) ("Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)") → JFC ("UK Ministry of Defence") → Joint Helicopter Command ("UK Ministry of Defence") → Minister of State for the Armed Forces ("Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)") → UK Space Command ("UK Ministry of Defence") →	partOf
No. 2 Group RAF ("Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)") → Permanent Joint Headquarters ("Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)") → Royal Hospital Chelsea ("Ministry of Defence") → Royal Ordnance ("Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)") → Royal Small Arms Factory Enfield ("Ministry of Defence") →	operatedBy
Distinguished Service Order ("UK Ministry of Defence") → Military Cross ("Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)") → The Queen's Gallantry Medal ("Ministry of Defence") → Victoria Cross ("Ministry of Defence (UK)") →	awardingAuthority
British Army officer ranks → Regular Army ("Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)") → Royal Marines Cadets ("Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)") → Royal Navy Reserve ("UK Ministry of Defence") →	governedBy
Defence Intelligence (United Kingdom) ("Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)") → Defence Nuclear Organisation ("Ministry of Defence") → Navy Department of the Ministry of Defence ("Ministry of Defence") → Royal Air Force Air Cadets ("Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)") →	parentOrganisation
Development, Concepts and Doctrine Centre ("Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)") → Royal Air Force Air Command → Royal Fleet Auxiliary ("UK Ministry of Defence") → Surface Fleet ("Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)") →	parentOrganization
Army Headquarters, United Kingdom ("Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)") → Headquarters 2nd Medical Brigade (elements) ("United Kingdom Defence Medical Services") → Royal Air Force administration ("United Kingdom Ministry of Defence civil service") →	coordinatesWith
Air Ministry ("Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)") → Board of Admiralty ("Ministry of Defence") → War Office ("Ministry of Defence") →	replacedBy
United Kingdom Ministry of Defence ("Ministry of Defence") → United Kingdom Ministry of Defence ("UK MoD") → United Kingdom Ministry of Defence ("MoD") →	shortName
Headquarters Commander Home Command ("Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)") → Joint Forces Command (United Kingdom) ("Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)") → RAF Strike Command ("Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)") →	subordinateTo
Defence of the Realm ("Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)") → First Sea Lord ("Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)") → ZZ →	usedBy
21 SAS ("Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)") → Royal Air Force heraldry ("Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)") →	governingBody
Initial Training Group ("Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)") → Royal Air Force Air Command →	jurisdiction
23 SAS ("Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)") → RAFVR ("Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)") →	operatesUnder
Jackal armoured vehicle → UK Ministry of Defence estate ("Ministry of Defence") →	operator
Navy Department of the Ministry of Defence ("Ministry of Defence") → Special Reconnaissance Regiment →	oversightBy
Royal Fleet Auxiliary ("UK Ministry of Defence") → UK Ministry of Defence estate ("Ministry of Defence") →	owner
Army Cadet Force ("Ministry of Defence") → UK Cadet Forces ("UK Ministry of Defence") →	supportedBy
Ministry of Defence (India) ("MoD") →	abbreviation
Cyprus Sovereign Base Areas ("UK Ministry of Defence") →	administeredBy
UK Space Command ("UK Ministry of Defence") →	announcedBy
Director Special Forces ("Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)") →	appointedBy
RAF ensign →	authority
RAF Scampton ("UK Ministry of Defence") →	closureAnnouncedBy
City of Westminster ("Ministry of Defence") →	contains
Information Systems and Services ("UK Ministry of Defence") →	customer
Secretary of State for Defence ("Ministry of Defence") →	department
British Gurkha recruiting centers in Nepal →	employerOfRecruits
Joint Forces Command (United Kingdom) ("Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)") →	establishedBy
War Office ("Ministry of Defence") →	existedBefore
Special Reconnaissance Regiment →	formedBy
War Office ("Ministry of Defence") →	functionTransferredTo
RAF Ensign →	governingAuthority
RAF Cranwell ("Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)") →	hasOwner
Minister of Defence ("Ministry of Defence") →	heads
British Armed Forces ("UK Ministry of Defence") →	ministry
Army Headquarters Secretariat →	operatesInJurisdiction
Royal Air Force administration ("United Kingdom Ministry of Defence framework") →	operatesWithin
Remembrance Sunday national service ("Ministry of Defence") →	organizer
Ulster Defence Regiment ("Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)") →	oversight
King's Regulations ("Ministry of Defence") →	promulgatedBy
White Ensign ("Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)") →	regulatesUse
Blue Ensign ("UK Ministry of Defence") →	regulatingAuthority
Strategic Command ("UK Ministry of Defence") →	reportsTo
Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft programme ("UK Ministry of Defence") →	responsibleOrganisation
BAE Systems →	servesCustomer
strategic direction of the Royal Air Force ("UK Ministry of Defence") →	setWithin
National Security Council (United Kingdom) ("Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)") →	worksWith