Danish Defence Minister Jacob Ellemann-Jensen dismissed his ministry’s permanent secretary of state on Friday after criticism over the handling of an artillery arms purchase from Israel.
Denmark agreed in January to purchase artillery systems from Israel’s Elbit Systems (ESLT.TA) worth 1.74 billion Danish crowns ($256 million) after having donated much of its own weapon systems to Ukraine.
Ahead of the deal, the ministry rushed parliament’s finance committee to approve the purchase, saying the company’s offer would expire at the end of the month. But the ministry acknowledged earlier this week that Elbit’s offer expired only at the end of June.
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