Dan Jarvis: “The international security is incredibly challenging, and that's why this gathering here today is so particularly…”

Where once new technology could take years from inception to reaching our Armed Forces, we will now be able to develop and field new tech in a matter of weeks - because in this new era, those who innovate fastest will win.

I take very seriously, not least because I have stood in their shoes myself.

I’ve been working very hard since I was appointed to satisfy myself that we’ve got the right resource and the right mix of capabilities.

The character of warfare is changing, and it is changing fast.