Defense

Defense or defence may refer to:

Tactics and strategy

  • Defense (military)
  • Defense (sports)
  • Defender (association football)
  • Defenceman (ice hockey)
  • Biological defense (disambiguation)
  • a chess opening by Black
  • Self-defense
  • Civil defense
  • Politics and economics

  • National security
  • Defence diplomacy
  • Defence minister
  • Ministry of Defence
  • International security
  • Defense industry
  • Defense contractor
  • Concepts in law

  • Defense (legal)
  • Defence of property
  • Right of self-defense
  • Other uses

  • HMS Defence, Royal Navy ships of this name
  • Defense of a doctoral thesis, also called viva voce; see dissertation
  • La Défense, a business district in Paris
    • The Grande Arche, commonly known as Arche de la Défense, in Paris
  • The Grande Arche, commonly known as Arche de la Défense, in Paris
  • DeFence, an art project
  • Haganah (Hebrew for "The Defence"), a paramilitary organization in British Palestine
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    New Zealand navy ship sank due to 'series of human errors', inquiry says

    Hindustan Times 04 Apr 2025
    Defence Minister Judith Collins told reporters that the government would release "very soon" the country's defence capability plans, but did not give a timeframe on when it would happen ... Plans to increase spending on defence, which is less that 1% of GDP, are expected to come with the release of the defence capability plan....
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    PMD DG completes tenure after re-employment

    The News International 04 Apr 2025
    APP/File. ISLAMABAD ... A spokesperson for the Met Office told The News that the Ministry of Defence, which now oversees PMD following the merger of the Aviation Division, is responsible for the appointment of the next DG ... ....
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    Danish PM rebukes US attempt to annex Greenland

    The Siasat Daily 04 Apr 2025
    The press conference, which was broadcast live by Danish broadcaster DR, was held amid US President Donald Trump’s continuous expression of interest in acquiring Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark, Xinhua news agency reported ... over foreign affairs and defence....
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    Russian state media falls for April Fool's joke claiming Britain will build aircraft carrier called ...

    The Daily Mail 03 Apr 2025
    Pictured is the spoof April Fool's article published by UK Defence Journal earlier this week ... Defence writer George Allison, who was behind the spoof article, said it had been so full of 'absurd details' like the ship having 'go faster stripes', that he was stunned it was taken as a legitimate news report....
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    Myanmar military junta declares temporary ceasefire amid earthquake

    The Siasat Daily 03 Apr 2025
    If such actions are taken, the defence forces will take necessary measures to protect the people, Xinhua News Agency reported ... Since this is a form of aggression, the military will continue necessary defence operations,” he said during a fundraising event in Naypyidaw....
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    Russia fooled by ‘HMS Prince Andrew’

    The Daily Telegraph 03 Apr 2025
    RT, one of the Kremlin’s main propaganda outlets, repeated comically false claims about the non-existent vessel, which was made up by the UK Defence Journal, mistaking the parody for real news ... UK Defence Journal’s parody article was mistaken for real news by RT ... The UK Defence ......
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    Hungary says it is withdrawing from ICC as Israel's Netanyahu visits

    Khaleejtimes 03 Apr 2025
    It says the International Criminal Court has lost all legitimacy by issuing the warrants against a democratically elected leader of a country exercising the right of self defence. Stay up to date with the latest news ... On Thursday, Gulyas told state news agency MTI that the government would launch the withdrawal process later in the day....
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    Israel steps up Syria strikes, warns of Turkish ‘protectorate’

    Business Day 03 Apr 2025
    Syria’s state news agency SANA said Israeli shelling had killed nine people in the area. Israeli defence minister Israel Katz said that the air strikes late on Wednesday evening were “a clear message and a warning for the future — we will not allow the security of the state of Israel to be harmed”....
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    US fact sheet on tariffs highlights high Indian levies on handful of products

    Hindustan Times 03 Apr 2025
    The fact sheet mostly repeated Trump’s talking points about how large annual US goods trade deficits had hollowed out the country’s manufacturing base, undermined supply chains, and rendered the American defence-industrial base dependent on foreign adversaries. Get Current Updates on India News, Weather Today, Latest News at Hindustan Times....
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    Gaza rescuers say Israeli air strikes in north kill at least 15

    Urdu Point 03 Apr 2025
    <p>Gaza City, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 3rd Apr, 2025) Gaza's civil defence agency said that Israeli air strikes in the north of the territory killed at least 15 people ......
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    Swinney pays tribute to hero uncle who won posthumous Victoria Cross in WW2

    AOL 03 Apr 2025
    Six enemy gunners surrendered while others fled as his troop reached cover before Cpl Hunter was shot and killed, the Ministry of Defence said. Speaking after the ceremony, the First Minister told the PA news agency the sacrifices of the past should not be forgotten. He said ... “I grew up with this story,” he said ... ....
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    'A brilliant student, was saving a life': Father of IAF pilot who died in Jaguar fighter crash in Gujarat

    The Times of India 03 Apr 2025
    But it is also a matter of grief as he was my only son,' Sushil Yadav told media persons.— ANI (@ANI) Flight lieutenant Siddharth Yadav got engaged last week, his father further revealed, adding that the IAF pilot was from course 135 at Pune's National Defence Academy, for ......
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    PM Shehbaz announces Rs7.41 cut in power tariffs for countrywide consumers

    Dawn 03 Apr 2025
    The government on Wednesday wrote on its official X account that “great news for the entire nation” ... Defence Minister Khawaja Asif had also posted about the announcement, calling it “good news … which will be the fruit of the hard work and the result of Allah’s grace since 2022”....

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