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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    Race for tech supremacy has begun, India can ill afford to be mere spectator: Top ...

    Hindustan Times 21 Apr 2025
    Lt Gen Aujla told the representatives of various companies from the domestic defence industry that if the end user is the armed forces, quality should be the defining factor as "we are working for a national cause" ... The Ministry of Defence has declared 2025 as the 'Year of Reforms' ... Defence Industry Armed Forces New Delhi....
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    US Lawmaker reaffirms commitment to Taiwan, warns against China threat

    Beijing News 21 Apr 2025
    Amid rising tensions in the Taiwan Strait, US Representative Seth Moulton has reaffirmed Washington's commitment to bolstering Taiwan's defence capabilities against potential aggression from China, Taiwan News reported ... strategy to resist China, as per reports by Taiwan News....
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    Donald Trump backs Pete Hegseth amid rumours he will be replaced

    The Daily Telegraph 21 Apr 2025
    Donald Trump has backed Pete Hegseth amid rumours the White House has begun the process of looking for a new defence secretary ... Meanwhile, NPR reported the White House had “begun the process of looking for a new” defence secretary, citing a US official who “was not authorised to speak publicly”.‘Fake news’....
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    Gaza civil defence describes medic killings as 'summary executions'

    Urdu Point 21 Apr 2025
    <p>Gaza City, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 21st Apr, 2025) Gaza's civil defence agency on Monday accused the Israeli military of carrying out "summary executions" in the killing of 15 rescue workers last month, rejecting the ......
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    US Defence Secretary Hegseth shared Yemen war plans in Signal chat with family: Reports

    Financial Express 21 Apr 2025
    Family members and lawyer had access to sensitive data Among the participants were Hegseth\u2019s wife Jennifer, a former Fox News producer with no official position at the Department of Defence,\u00a0 his brother Phil, who serves as a Homeland Security liaison, and his lawyer Tim Parlatore, who holds a position within the Pentagon....
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    £10,000 invested in BAE Systems shares at the start of 2025 is now worth…

    The Motley Fool 21 Apr 2025
    Since I hold the FTSE 100 defence contractor in my self-invested personal pension (SIPP), its success has been a joy to watch ... News that Europe has to step up and spend more money on defence to please Donald Trump and deter Vladimir Putin gave investors a new reason to buy....
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    Trump hosts White House Easter egg roll paid for by Bezos and Zuckerberg

    The Daily Telegraph 21 Apr 2025
    Pete Hegseth, the secretary of defence, was also there, just hours after the New York Times reported he had again shared sensitive information into a Signal group chat, this time with his wife, former Fox News producer, and his brother. Speaking at the egg roll, Mr Trump insisted the beleaguered defence chief has the full support of the White House....
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    ‘Propaganda’: Albanese mocks Russia’s ‘you have no cards’ warning to Australia

    AOL 21 Apr 2025
    At a press conference on Monday morning, Albanese was again asked about reports – first published last week by the defence news website Janes – that Russia had filed an official request with Indonesia for permission for its military aircraft to be based out of an airbase on the island of Biak, in Indonesia’s easternmost Papua province ... Related ... ....
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    Indonesia weighs US arms purchases to curb tariff threat, Bloomberg reports

    The Jakarta Post 20 Apr 2025
    ndonesia&nbsp;is considering purchasing billions of dollars worth of US-manufactured defence equipment, including fighter jets and munitions, Bloomberg news reported on Friday. Defence Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin held a closed-door meeting of ......
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    Ukraine war briefing: Russia and Ukraine swap more than 500 prisoners of war

    The Observer 20 Apr 2025
    Russia’s defence ministry said 246 servicemen had been handed over by Kyiv ...It’s 1,260 sq km, 99.5%.” The RIA state news agency cited the Russian defence ministry as saying on Saturday that Russian troops recaptured the village of Oleshnya in Kursk ... Air defence units shot down 33 ......
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    A British manufacturing boom! UK defence firm to ramp up production of explosives so we ...

    The Daily Mail 20 Apr 2025
    The British defence company will also be looking to build three new manufacturing sites to add 'resilience', should one come under attack ... His bid to increase US weapons sales by aligning them to foreign policy was repeated by aides at the NATO defence ministers' summit in Brussels, according to news organisation Bloomberg....
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    Super Rugby Pacific round 10 talking points

    RNZ 20 Apr 2025
    Leroy Carter is looking like he could play test match rugby already, and while Emoni Narawa already has, his expanded skill set on defence was exceptional on Saturday night. With news of Mark Tele'a's imminent departure coming during the week, the All Black wing spots are very ......

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