Britain will supply new US-made attack drones to Ukraine, the Defence Secretary has said.

John Healey announced that the UK would equip Ukraine with “suicide drones” to take on Russia in the Black Sea after visiting Anduril, the Anglo-American firm making the devices in Washington DC.

Mr Healey is in the US for a bilateral meeting with Pete Hegseth, his counterpart, at the Pentagon on Thursday afternoon.

The new £30 million contract for loitering munitions – warhead-carrying unmanned aerial weapons that monitor an area before striking in a “suicide” attack – includes Altius 600m and Altius 700m drones.

It comes after Donald Trump stopped the US from sharing intelligence with Ukraine, having already suspended military aid to the war-torn country.

His decision means that striking targets in Russia, briefing Ukrainian soldiers on the ground, and warning civilians of missile attacks will be even harder for Ukraine.