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Man Charged for GRU Sabotage Drone Sites in UK

By Drooid · Sep 11, 2026, 2:22 PM UTC · How we work

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Joshua Cammidge Aids Sabotage

Joshua Cammidge, 31, was charged with assisting Russia's GRU to sabotage UK drone factories.
He supplied Google Maps screenshots of four Swindon drone sites from March 27 to September 5.
Cammidge also researched a Wi-Fi jamming device and conducted factory reconnaissance.
He was arrested in Swindon by Counter Terrorism Policing London and Wiltshire and will appear at Old Bailey on September 25.

Summary

UK Designates GRU

The UK designated the GRU Volunteer Corps a national security threat under State Threats Act 2026 in July.
Support for the GRU Volunteer Corps now carries a maximum 14-year imprisonment sentence.
The National Security (State Threats) Act 2026 criminalises expressing support for designated hostile groups.
Security Minister Dan Jarvis pledged full force of the law against anyone undermining UK security.

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Joshua Cammidge Trial

Joshua Cammidge will be tried at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Thursday 10 September.
Chief Crown Prosecutor Frank Ferguson said the case proceeds in the public interest.
The Crown Prosecution Service’s Special Crime and Counter Terrorism Division is prosecuting under the National Security Act.
Cammidge was re-arrested and detained on Saturday, a day after his Friday arrest in Swindon.

History

Historical Context

In November 2006 former FSB officer Alexander Litvinenko was poisoned with polonium-210 in London, dying on 23 November after publicly accusing President Vladimir Putin of ordering his murder. British police, MI5 and international partners treated the case as murder, prompting a 2016 UK inquiry and a 2021 European Court of Human Rights ruling that held Russia responsible.

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Joshua Cammidge Aids Sabotage

Joshua Cammidge, 31, was charged with assisting Russia's GRU to sabotage UK drone factories.
He supplied Google Maps screenshots of four Swindon drone sites from March 27 to September 5.
Cammidge also researched a Wi-Fi jamming device and conducted factory reconnaissance.
He was arrested in Swindon by Counter Terrorism Policing London and Wiltshire and will appear at Old Bailey on September 25.

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