In the US "defense" is a general term for military. We call it the "Department of Defense" and companies that contract with the military are "defense contractor

In the US "defense" is a general term for military. We call it the "Department of Defense" and companies that contract with the military are "defense contractors." With that said (and I've worked at a defense contractor as my college internship a decade ago) the name is intentionally misleading. Most reasonable people wouldn't support the "foreign war budget" but "defense"? What person would be against defending your country!?