LONDON: A senior UK defense chief accepted a trip to Jerusalem partly paid for and run by an arms company while it was bidding for a British Army contract for a program he oversaw, The Times reported on Monday. It has a Britain-based arm, Elbit UK, with several factories across the country. Cooper was, and remains, in charge of the British Army Collective Training Transformation Programme, designed to modernize the military’s training procedures. “The visit was a success — we won’t get another opportunity like this but neither will any other consortium,” The Times reported the employee as saying. A decision is expected soon, with Elbit UK bidding as part of a consortium that includes its Israeli parent company, The Times reported.
