Ministero della Difesa

​The Defence General Staff is responsible for planning, coordinating and supervising the various sectors of activities in the technical-operational area of Defence. It is headed by a Lieutenant General, or an officer of equal rank, who manages and coordinates the activities of the following Divisions/Branches:

•1st Division - Personnel;

•2nd Division - Information and Security;

•3rd Division - Military Policy and Planning;

•4th Division - Logistics and Infrastructures;

•5th Division - General Affairs;

•6th Division - C4I Systems and Transformation;

•General Office of Budget and Planning;

•General Office of Legal Affairs;

•Office of Administration.

The Divisions and Branches, which are staffed on the basis of a principle of balanced representativeness of the Armed Forces, are respectively headed by Generals or Admirals, and Colonels or Navy Captains.