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200th Independent Motor Rifle Brigade

At the beginning of 2006, during a trip to the Leningrad Military District, the 200th Brigade was visited by the Minister of Defence, Sergey Ivanov.

Escadron de transport, d'entraînement et de calibrage

The Escadron de transport, d'entraînement et de calibration 00.065 (ETEC 65, "Transportation, training and calibration squadron") is a unit of the French Air Force, under direct command of the Minister of Defence, in charge of the transportation of the President, the Prime Minister and other French government officials.

HMS Vanguard and Le Triomphant submarine collision

Hervé Morin, France's Minister of Defence, said that they "face an extremely simple technological problem, which is that these submarines are not detectable".

Hooper baronets

It was created on 11 July 1962 for Frederic Hooper, Managing Director of the Schweppes Group of Companies and adviser on Recruiting to the Minister of Defence.

Ljubica Jelušič

Ljubica Jelušič (born 16 June 1960 in Koper, FPR Yugoslavia) is a Slovenian politician, lecturer in the field of defense studies at University of Ljubljana, the Minister of Defence in the government of Borut Pahor (2008–2011) and currently she's member of National Assembly.

New Zealand Liberal Party

Ballance, an MP, had served in a number of liberal-orientated governments, and had held office in posts such as Treasurer, Minister of Defence, and Minister of Native Affairs.

RAF Fighter Command

Duncan Sandys, the Minister of Defence at the time needed to find cuts in the British defence budget, since the UK was in serious danger of being bankrupted by its defence spending.

SNCASO Trident

The project was cancelled in July 1957; the decision was influenced by the manned fighter cuts announced by the British Defence Minister, Duncan Sandys.

Stormont Mancroft, 2nd Baron Mancroft

When Harold Macmillan became Prime Minister in January 1957, Mancroft was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Defence, Duncan Sandys, a post he held until June the same year, and was then Minister without Portfolio from 1957 to 1958.

Viscount Monckton of Brenchley

It was created in 1957 for the lawyer, Conservative politician and former Minister of Defence, Sir Walter Monckton.


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Abdihakim Mohamoud Haji-Faqi

Haji-Faqi's second term as Minister of Defence ended on 17 January 2014, when new Prime Minister Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed appointed Mohamed Sheikh Hassan as his successor.

Andøya Air Station

In March 1952 the Norwegian Minister of Defence, Nils Langhelle announced that the airport was going to be built.

Anton Schmid

On May 8, 2000, by invitation of German Federal Minister of Defence Rudolf Scharping, President Heinz Fischer attended the barracks-appellation as President of the National Council of Austria in Rendsburg.

Augusta Chiwy

The medal was presented in the name of King Albert II of Belgium by Belgium's Minister of Defence Pieter De Crem.

Dassault nEUROn

During the 2003 Paris Air Show, French Minister of Defence Mme Michèle Alliot-Marie announced a major agreement signed between the French groups EADS France, Dassault Aviation and Thales.

Dobrovský

Luboš Dobrovský (born 1932), Czech journalist and politician, former Czechoslovak minister of defence

Donald Deacon

When his friend and political colleague Barney Danson was appointed Minister of Defence, Deacon worked with Danson and Jacques Hébert to create Katimavik, a national service program designed to enable unemployed youth help others and themselves at the same time.

Emma Soames

Her brother is Nicholas Soames who was a Conservative minister of defence under Sir John Major.

Funaadu

Also, father of former Minister of Defence, Ameen Faisal and former Maldivian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Dr.Farahanaz Faisal.

German Cycling Federation

Since 2005, the president of the BDR has been former Federal Minister of Defence Rudolf Scharping.

Jakob Graf zu Eltz

Jakob von und zu Eltz is the maternal grandfather of Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, a former German Minister of Defence.

Jenő Rácz

Jenő Rátz (1882–1949), Hungarian politician, Minister of Defence, Deputy Prime Minister, Speaker of the House of Magnates

Mark Hirst

The conference was attended by South African Ambassador to Ireland Melanie Verwoerd and the former South African Minister of Defence and Chief Negotiator Roelf Meyer.

Mihail Savov

Between 1903 and 1908 Savov was again Minister of Defence in the third cabinet of Stoyan Danev, in the second cabinet of Racho Petrov and in the cabinets of Dimitar Petkov, Dimitar Stanchov and Petar Gudev.

Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Mohamed Lemine

He served as Minister of Defence under Prime Minister's Zeine Ould Zeidane and Yahya Ould Ahmed El Waghef until the August 2008 coup which overthrew President Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi and created a new government with Moulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdaf as Prime Minister.

Nelson Jobim

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva appointed him to the position after firing the previous Minister of Defence, Waldir Pires, for his role in the aviation crisis of 2006–2007.

Nikola Ljubičić

Nikola Ljubičić (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Љубичић; born in the village of Karan near Užice on 4 April 1916; died in Belgrade on 13 April 2005) was the President of the Presidency of Serbia (1982–1984), a member of the Presidency of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1984–1989), and the Minister of Defence of Yugoslavia (1967–1982).

NoCGV Svalbard

She was christened 15 December in Tomrefjord with Minister of Defence Kristin Krohn Devold as godmother, and delivered to the Coast Guard on 18 January 2002.

Premiership of Morarji Desai

Specific inquiries were instituted on Sanjay Gandhi's management of the state-owned Maruti Udyog Ltd., the activities of the former Minister of Defence Bansi Lal and the 1971 Nagarwala scandal.

Project 17A-class frigate

According to the Indian Minister of Defence A. K. Antony, negotiations for the contract of the seven stealth frigates are ongoing, four of which will be constructed by Mazagon Dock Ltd in Mumbai and three by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers in Kolkata.

Protector-class offshore patrol vessel

On 31 March 2006, Minister of Defence Phil Goff announced that the OPVs will be named HMNZS Otago and HMNZS Wellington.

R. Venkataraman

He was later appointed Union Minister of Defence, here he is credited for initiating India's missile programme, he shifted A P J Abdul Kalam from space programme to the missile programme, and consolidated the entire missile system, naming it as Integrated Guided Missile Development Program.

Rik Coolsaet

He has held several high-ranking official positions, such as deputy chief of the Cabinet of the Belgian Minister of Defence Guy Coeme and deputy chief of the Cabinet of the Minister of Foreign Affairs Willy Claes, who was involved in the Agusta bribery scandal (1988–1992) and deputy chief of the Cabinet of the Minister of Foreign Affairs Willy Claes (1992–1995) where he was in charge for the contacts with the USA regarding the Rwandan genocide.

Russian deep submergence rescue vehicle AS-28

On August 6, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered Russian Minister of Defence Sergei Ivanov to fly to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky to oversee the rescue operation, which was under the command of the Commander of the Russian Pacific Fleet, Admiral Viktor Fedorov.

Saunders-Roe SR.177

This Lockheed coup, known as the "Deal of the Century", caused major political controversy in Europe and West German Minister of Defence Franz Josef Strauss was almost forced to resign over the issue.

Singapore Recreation Club

History was made again on 28 June 1997 when the magnificent $65 million Clubhouse was unveiled at a grand opening ceremony officiated by Dr Tony Tan, then Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore and Minister of Defence.

Vladimir Mikanba

In 1996 he also became Minister of Defence, succeeding Sultan Sosnaliyev, a position he held until 2002 when he was succeeded by later Prime Minister and Vice President Raul Khadjimba.