The scientific novelty of the obtained results is that the dissertation research is the first work in which the administrative and legal aspects of the formation of the management system of the security and defense sector of Ukraine are comprehensively and systematically considered. On the basis of the research the conceptual provisions and theses submitted for defense are formulated, namely by the dissertation for the first time: the author's definitions are given presentation of the content of work and application of methods and techniques of scientific knowledge of processes and phenomena that take place in the system of administrative and legal regulation of the security and defense sector of Ukraine; The definition of security and defense sector management is given, which should be understood as purposeful organizing influence on the system of public authorities, the Armed Forces of Ukraine, other military formations, law enforcement and intelligence agencies, special purpose bodies with law enforcement functions, civilian forces defense, defense-industrial complex of Ukraine, whose activities are aimed at protecting the national interests of Ukraine from threats to protect vital interests, rights and freedoms of the individual, society and state, their institutions and governance, from external and internal threats. Three main components in the system of subjects of management of the security and defense sector of Ukraine are offered:
1) Entities managing the security and defense sector of Ukraine, which have the authority to exercise senior management of the security sector
and defense, determine and implement the basic principles of foreign and domestic policy in the field of security and defense, establish at the legislative and regulatory level the foundations of the organization, structure, powers of security and defense sector of Ukraine and their management systems, develop and approve development strategies and activities in the field of security and defense of Ukraine;
2) entities of the security and defense sector, which are empowered to directly perform tasks of state defense and protection against internal and external threats to national security, exercising internal systemic managerial influence to achieve the main goal of the security and defense sector of Ukraine;
3) entities involved in the management of the security and defense sector through control functions: in addition to the control functions of the first group of entities in the security and defense sector is judicial control, control of local governments, public control by civil society unorganized (separate citizens) and organized (public associations).
