UK gov’t under pressure over Elbit £2b training deal – report

The UK government is exposed to increasing pressure to not grant a contract worth two billion pounds to the “group training program” for the British army of an Israeli electronic defense company Elbit Systems Ltd. (Nasdak: Eslt;; level:Eslt), Reports of “financial times”. The paper wrote, “The ministers are under pressure to not granting a military contract worth 2 billion pounds to a consortium. The defense company Elbit Systems UK, whose Israeli father is proud that her products were” tested battle “, and Bain & Co consultations, which were previously in a government blacklist in the United Kingdom.

“The Ministry of Defense is expected to announce in the next two months a preferred bidding for a 15 -year contract to reform training on the armed forces in the United Kingdom, but it faces political heat on one of the brief bids,” FT added.

Lord Hin from the ruling Labor Party condemned the inclusion of Elbit in the contract due to the fighting in Gaza and in a letter to Defense Minister John Healy, who was seen by FT, he wrote that the possibility of winning the contract was deeply concerned. “

In response to Lord Hin’s speech, the UK government said: “There are strong operations to ensure that government contracts are given fairly and transparently. This includes defense contracts and any use of international companies.”

Last week, the UK government announced that it will not be allowed to participate in the government of the Israeli government in the DSEI UK 2025 defense exhibition next week in London.

It was published by Globes, Israel Business News – En.globes.co.il – on September 2, 2025.

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