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The Man Accused of Swindon Drone Factory 'Sabotage Plot' as Details Emerge
Joshua Cammidge allegedly researched four drone sites and a Wi‑Fi jamming device before providing location details to a Russia-linked contact, prosecutors said.
- On Thursday, 31-year-old Joshua Cammidge appeared at Westminster Magistrates charged with assisting a foreign intelligence service and planning sabotage against drone manufacturing sites in Swindon.
- Prosecutors allege Cammidge communicated with a representative of the GRU Volunteer Corps, a group Russia controls that the Government designated a national security threat in July for conducting hostile operations.
- Between March 27 and September 5, Cammidge allegedly exchanged 58 communications with a contact and provided Google Maps screenshots of four drone manufacturing sites with activity details.
- District Judge Daniel Sternberg remanded Cammidge in custody with the case moving to the Old Bailey on September 25; assisting foreign intelligence services carries up to 14 years in prison.
- Swindon has become a major UK hub for drone manufacturing, making it a focal point especially after Russian allies suggested last month the country could strike targets in Britain.
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British man charged with aiding Russian spies to sabotage UK drone fac
LONDON (AP) — A British man plotted with Russian spies to sabotage a drone factory in England, prosecutors said Thursday in a London court. Joshua Cammidge, 31, was charged with engaging in conduct to materially assist a
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