This class includes:
——administration, supervision and operation of military defence affairs and land, sea, air and space defence forces such as: ™™ combat forces of army, navy and air force; engineering, transport, communications, intelligence, material, personnel and other non-combat forces and commands; reserve and auxiliary forces of the defence establishment; 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 working out of contingency plans and the carrying out of exercises in which civilian institutions and populations are involved
——administration of defence-related R&D policies and related funds

This class excludes:
——research and experimental development activities, see division 72
——provision of military aid to foreign countries, see 8421
——activities of military tribunals, see 8423
——provision of supplies for domestic emergency use in case of peacetime disasters, see 8423
——educational activities of military schools, colleges and academies, see 8530
——activities of military hospitals, see 8610