IT4Sec Reports 46 presents a concept for strategic defence management, i.e. for maintaining the alignment among defence objectives, strategies and tools in a changing force development environment, created for Bulgaria’s Ministry of Defence. It provides an overview of main principles, governance functions and management process in defence, as well as the main steps for the implementation of the concept. A relevant organisational structure of the Ministry of Defence and a structure of the defence programmes are presented in annexes to the report.