Ministry of Defense

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defence organization government ministry

The Ministry of Defense is a government department responsible for implementing national defense policy and overseeing a country's armed forces.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Kaitseministeerium 1
Ministry of Armed Forces 1
Ministry of Defence 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf defence organization ⓘ
government ministry ⓘ
aimsTo protect national sovereignty ⓘ
protect territorial integrity ⓘ
support international peacekeeping operations ⓘ
collaboratesWith Ministry of Finance NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ministry of Foreign Affairs NERFINISHED ⓘ
head of government ⓘ
head of state ⓘ
intelligence agencies ⓘ
governedByPrinciple civilian oversight of the military ⓘ
hasFunction coordinate civil-military relations ⓘ
coordinate with international military alliances ⓘ
develop defense strategy ⓘ
ensure national security ⓘ
establish military regulations ⓘ
manage defense logistics policy ⓘ
manage military operations at policy level ⓘ
negotiate defense agreements ⓘ
oversee defense research and development ⓘ
oversee military education policy ⓘ
plan force structure ⓘ
set military readiness requirements ⓘ
support disaster response by armed forces ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver defense establishments ⓘ
national armed forces ⓘ
hasPrimaryRole implement national defense policy ⓘ
oversee armed forces ⓘ
headedBy Minister of Defense ⓘ
mayInclude civilian staff ⓘ
military staff ⓘ
operatesIn public sector ⓘ
oversees air force ⓘ
armed forces ⓘ
army ⓘ
joint military commands ⓘ
navy ⓘ
partOf executive branch of government ⓘ
responsibleFor defense budget management ⓘ
defense infrastructure ⓘ
military personnel policy ⓘ
military planning ⓘ
military procurement ⓘ
national defense policy ⓘ
subjectTo civilian control ⓘ
national law ⓘ
typeOf national-level public administration body ⓘ
uses defense budget ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

MOD → abbreviationOf → Ministry of Defense ⓘ
Service historique de la Défense → jurisdiction → Ministry of Defense ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ministry of Armed Forces
national defense ministry → mayAlsoBeCalled → Ministry of Defense ⓘ
this entity surface form: ministry of defence
Israeli Ministry of Defense → officialName → Ministry of Defense ⓘ
Ministry of Defence of Oman → officialName → Ministry of Defense ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence of Estonia → shortName → Ministry of Defense ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kaitseministeerium