Angus Fay | UK Defence Journal

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Major General (Retd) Angus Fay CB spent 37 years in the British Army, specialising in logistics and supply chain, and holds a master's in international relations from the US Army Command and General Staff College. He was appointed strategic defence adviser to Sirius Real Estate, the UK-listed owner and operator of business and industrial parks in the UK and Germany. Angus Fay is Strategic Defence Advisor at Sirius Real Estate.

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Burnham’s real defence challenge will be delivery

August 4, 2026

Andy Burnham has inherited a Defence Investment Plan with a funding problem, but it will be judged on how fast capability reaches the front line, writes Angus Fay.

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