Good afternoon,

We face a world that is increasingly contested and unpredictable, with rapid technological advancements reshaping warfare.

My mission is to move the Royal Navy to warfighting readiness over the next four years.

This is essential if we are to strengthen deterrence and preventing conflict in this new era of threat.

The 2025 National Security Strategy laid bare the scale of the challenge that we face – Russian aggression menacing our continent, strategic competition intensifying, extremist ideologies proliferating, technology transforming warfare, and hostile state activity occurring in and around the UK, impacting our interests.

The maritime domain, the sea and our shipping routes remain the essential cornerstone to our national security and growth in our economy.

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