Defense ministry
Current ministries by country: 

Historical: Department of Defence (1901–21) (Australia)
Department of Defence (1921–39) (Australia)
Department of Defence Co-ordination (Australia, 1939–1942)
Department of Defence Production (Australia, 1951–1958)
Department of Defence Support (Australia, 1982–1984)
Ministry of Defence (Artsakh) (1995–2023)
Ministry of Defence (Czechoslovakia) (1918–1992)
Ministry of National Defence (East Germany) (1956–1990)
Ministry of Defence (Republika Srpska) (1992–2005)
Ministry of Defense (Soviet Union) (1953–1992)
Ministry of Defence (1947–1964) (United Kingdom)

Lists: List of current defence ministers

See also: Chief of defence
Commander-in-chief
War cabinet
Secretariat of National Defense (Mexico)
Ministry of War
Defence diplomacy, refers to the pursuit of foreign policy objectives through the peaceful employment of defence resources and capabilities


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