Defence Forces (or Defense Forces) is the title of the armed forces of certain countries. It could mean:
- Australian Defence Force
- Barbados Defence Force
- Belize Defence Force
- Botswana Defence Force
- Eritrean Defence Forces
- Estonian Defence Forces
- Ethiopian National Defense Force
- Finnish Defence Forces
- Guyana Defence Force
- Irish Defence Forces
- Israel Defense Forces
- Jamaica Defence Force
- Japan Self-Defense Forces
- Lesotho Defence Force
- Malawian Defence Force
- Namibia Defence Force
- New Zealand Defence Force
- Royal Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force
- Royal Bahamas Defence Force
- Rwanda Defence Force
- Saint Kitts and Nevis Defence Force
- South African National Defence Force
- Tanzania People's Defence Force
- Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force
- Umbutfo Swaziland Defence Force
- Uganda People's Defence Force
- Zambian Defence Force
- State defense forces - defense forces of individual US states.
A number of football clubs related to defence forces are also named such as:
- Defence Force F.C., of Trinidad and Tobago
- Barbados Defence Force SC
- Belize Defence Force FC
- Botswana Defence Force XI
- Guyana Defence Force FC
Famous quotes containing the words defence and/or forces:
“They aroused me to a determination to understand more fully the position of women, and the character of those men who talk so much of the need of our being “protected”Mremoving from us, meanwhile, what are often the very weapons of our defence [sic], occupations, and proper and encouraging remuneration.”
—Harriot K. Hunt (1805–1875)
“Testimony of all ages forces us to admit that war is among the most dangerous enemies to liberty, and that the executive is the branch most favored by it of all the branches of Power.”
—James Madison (1751–1836)