ISRAELI arms giant Elbit Systems has lost two lucrative contracts with the Ministry of Defence following a two-year campaign by Palestine activists against the firm. 

Defence Minister Alex Chalk confirmed that Elbit is no longer working on the Royal Navy’s Dreadnought crew training programme just seven months after it was selected to deliver the £160 million contract.

The ministry is also in discussions to “negotiate the departure” of Elbit from its Project Selborne contract, worth £123m, which was meant to run for 12 years.