The UK's decision to provide 150,000 drones and 350 air defence missiles and radars to Ukraine by the end of the year will help to protect innocent Ukrainian people from Putin's barrage of drones and missiles.

The talks offered a very good opportunity to make sure that we are doing everything that we can to support Ukraine in their fight against Russian President Vladimir Putin's barbaric invasion.

The international security is incredibly challenging, and that's why this gathering here today is so particularly important.

It's very clear to me, as the new defence secretary for the United Kingdom, that this is a moment of challenge.

I have a responsibility now to them to make sure that they get what they need, and people should be very clear about my determination to fulfil those duties, to make sure that they do [get] precisely what they need.

Those amazing people who serve in our armed forces look to us to provide that leadership and to work across government to make sure that they’ve got the resources in place that they need.

It is my job to keep marching forward as I endeavour to get the military precisely what they need.

I am absolutely determined to provide the armed forces with the funding needed.

Russia relies on its shadow fleet to fund their conflict in Ukraine and our interdiction delivers a blow to Putin’s illegal war.

Operations like this require skill, professionalism and courage. I pay tribute to our armed forces personnel and all those involved.

That is the challenge that we have at a point of constrained fiscal resource, and I will be working with my colleagues across government to make sure that we're in a position to do that.

Our new DroneTEX facility at the heart of our Uncrewed Systems Centre is Europe’s largest drone test and development facility, and will help us ensure the UK embraces technologies that are redefining warfare.

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

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.

We have taken robust action to defend our country and will continue to tackle hostile actions from a range of states including China.

I urge all government and military personnel to follow the National Protective Security Authority's advice to spot signs of online targeting and avoid inadvertently compromising our security.

What I can say is that the suggestion that privacy and security are at odds is not correct; we can and must have both.

the suggestion that privacy and security are at odds is not correct; we can and must have both.