The Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport (DDPS, , , , ) is one of the seven
departments of the
Swiss
Swiss most commonly refers to:
* the adjectival form of Switzerland
* Swiss people
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* Swiss, Missouri
* Swiss, North Carolina
* Swiss, West Virginia
* Swiss, Wisconsin
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federal
government
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In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive (government), execu ...
. It is headed by a member of the
Swiss Federal Council
The Federal Council is the federal cabinet of the Swiss Confederation. Its seven members also serve as the collective head of state and government of Switzerland. Since World War II, the Federal Council is by convention a permanent grand co ...
, the Swiss
defence minister.
Organisation
The department is composed of the following administrative units:
* General Secretariat
*
Swiss Armed Forces
** Land Forces
**
Air Force
An air force in the broadest sense is the national military branch that primarily conducts aerial warfare. More specifically, it is the branch of a nation's armed services that is responsible for aerial warfare as distinct from an army aviati ...
** Armed Forces Logistics Organisation
** Armed Forces Command Support Organisation
*
Federal Office for Civil Protection (FOCP)
** Coordination of the
civil protection services of the cantons and municipalities
**
National Emergency Operations Centre
**
Spiez Laboratory, responsible for
weapons of mass destruction
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research and protection
*
Federal Office of Sport:
Federal Office of Sport
responsible for sport policy, the National Youth Sports Centre Tenero and the Youth and Sport organisation.
* Federal Office for Defence Procurement (armasuisse): Responsible for armaments procurement, technology and research
* Federal Office of Topography (Swisstopo): compiles and manages geographical reference data and maps
* Office of the Armed Forces Attorney General / Military Justice: The military prosecutor's office.
* Federal Intelligence Service (FIS): Switzerland's civil intelligence service.
Name of department
*1848: Military Department
* 1979: Federal Military Department
* Since 1998: Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport
List of heads of the department
See also
* Cyber-Defence Campus
* Sport in Switzerland
Notes and references
External links
Official website
{{Portal bar, Politics, Sports, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ...
Defence, Civil Protection and Sport
Military of Switzerland
Sport in Switzerland
1848 establishments in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ...