LONDON: A former British army officer shared information with a subsidiary of Israel’s largest arms manufacturer as it prepared to bid for a £2 billion government defense contract, The Times newspaper reported.
Brig. Philip Kimber broke Ministry of Defence rules by attending meetings at Elbit Systems UK in the weeks after he left the army, according to a dossier sent to the ministry by a whistleblower and seen by The Times.
Kimber attended a meeting at the firm on how to win a major contract for a training program that he had led before he left the army, the article alleges.
An MoD investigation found Elbit had gained no commercial advantage and could continue to participate in the bidding process.
Elbit Systems UK is part of a consortium in the running for a 15-year contract to operate the Collective Training Transformation Programme to overhaul army training. A decision on the contract is expected imminently.
