Defence activities

This class includes:

• administration, supervision and operation of military defence affairs and land, sea, air and space defence forces, e.g.:
  • combat forces of army, navy and air force
  • engineering, transport, communication, intelligence, materiel, personnel and other non-combat forces and commands
  • reserve and auxiliary defence forces
  • military logistics (provision of equipment, structures, supplies, etc.)
  • health activities for military personnel in the field
• administration, operation and support of civil defence forces
• support for the elaboration of contingency plans and the carrying out of exercises in which civilian institutions and populations are involved
• administration of defence-related research and development policies and related funds

This class excludes:

• research and experimental development activities, see division 72
• provision of military aid to foreign countries, see 84.21
• activities of military tribunals, see 84.23
• provision of supplies for domestic emergency use in case of peacetime disasters, see 84.24
• educational activities of military schools, colleges and academies, see 85.40
• activities of military hospitals, see 86.10