Self-defense force

Self-defense force may refer to:


 * Militia, an army or some other fighting organization of non-professional and/or part-time soldiers
 * Japan Self-Defense Forces, the unified military forces of Japan, established in 1954
 * Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
 * Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
 * Japan Air Self-Defense Force
 * Self-Defense Forces (NES regions), a multi-ethnic territorial defense militia in North and East Syria
 * People's Self-Defense Force, a South Vietnamese militia during the Vietnam War