He and his brother, Assef, who managed SES, acted as a "false end user" for Iraq, helping to procure defence-related goods for the Iraqi military before the US-led invasion, it added.
This is what the Queen meant when she said, rather obliquely, that "measures will be brought forward to improve the way this country procures defence equipment".
In the interceptor role, the Hunters were supplemented by a surface-to-air missile (SAM) defence system also procured from the United Kingdom, based on the Bristol Bloodhound.
Paul Everitt, its chief executive, said: "UK defence and aerospace manufacturers procure steel according to specific technical requirements.
The Treasury has given the green light to proposals that will open up the possibility of part-privatising Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S), the body within the Ministry of Defence in charge of procuring everything from new warships to lightbulbs.
Over 44% of the UK's £25bn defence budget is spent on procuring weapons, mostly from a small number of companies, which are also global suppliers.
The site employs some 7,000 to 8,000 staff and is responsible for procuring and supporting much of the MoD's defence equipment.
In July 1963 the defence committee of the German Bundesrat decided to procure a purely national tank.
Victims are extended the "Tyrell" defence – that one cannot aid, abet, counsel or procure an offence against oneself – although exactly when a victim is protected can be unclear.
In his defence, Mr Abramski argued that he was not trying to procure a gun for a criminal; his uncle was legally eligible to buy one.
Gen (now Lord David Richardss, the former chief of defence staff, repeatedly questioned the relevance of expensive kit procured by successive governments.
