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:

• 1^st Division - Personnel;
  
• 2^nd Division - Information and Security;
  
• 3^rd Division - Military Policy and Planning;
  
• 4^th Division - Logistics and Infrastructures;
  
• 5^th Division - General Affairs;
  
• 6^th 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.