Muhammad Choudhary, 42, from Ilford, sent night vision and thermal imaging scopes to Pakistan on numerous occasions in 2017 and 2018.
He admitted they were intended for use by the Taliban which was launching attacks against the then-government and coalition forces in Afghanistan.
Choudhary, also a former British soldier, first came to the attention of HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) after the rifle scopes were seized at Heathrow Airport in 2018.
Further enquiries revealed he had bought the sniper sights from legitimate hunting suppliers in the UK.
Last year he was sentenced to seven years in prison with an additional year to be served on extended licence.
The Health and Care Professions Tribunal Service (HCPTS) has now decided that Choudhary should be struck off.
Writing from prison, Choudhary told the tribunal that he acknowledges that it is unlikely to be in the public interest that he continue in his role as a radiographer so he would be happy to be removed from the register.
The HCPTS concluded: “The criminal conviction found proved in respect of the registrant was fundamentally incompatible with registration as a health professional on the HCPC register and that the only appropriate and proportionate sanction in this case was a striking off order.”
When he was sentenced in October 2024, Gareth Rees, of the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command, said: “This case is a prime example of how terrorist activity can take many different forms, and shows that we will investigate anyone in the UK who supports terrorist activity, regardless of what it may be in support of or to where it may be linked.
“This was a unique case where government colleagues identified potential terrorist-related activity and shared information with us.
“Further enquiries conducted by Counter Terrorism Command officers led to Choudhary being convicted and jailed for various terrorism offences.”
