Supreme Council of Defence (Italy)
| Consiglio Supremo di Difesa | |
| Coat of Arms of Italy | |
| High Council of Defence in 2019 | |
| Formation | 28 July 1950 | 
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| Legal status | Institution of constitutional importance | 
| Headquarters | Quirinal Palace, Rome | 
| Sergio Mattarella | |
| Giorgia Meloni | |
| Secretary | Francesco Saverio Garofani (since 2022) | 
The Supreme Council of Defence (Italian: Consiglio Supremo di Difesa) is an Italian institution of constitutional importance which controls the Italian Armed Forces.