Russia could attack targets across the UK.
Russia could be preparing an attack. (Image: Getty)
Russia could be preparing to launch an attack against UK interests, it has been claimed. A UK security source warned that Moscow is “going to test” Prime Minister Andy Burnham with “some sort of action”, though they did not give any more details regarding the specifics of a potential attack.
They told the Daily Mail: “The chatter we’ve been picking up over the past two weeks indicates the Russians are preparing for something. They’re planning some sort of action against UK interests. They’re going to test Burnham.”
Drone factories could be targeted. (Image: Getty)
There is also concern that Russia could sabotage or attack Britain’s military supply chain, which could include the many drone factories around the country.
The UK Government says it has worked with more than 30 companies across the UK to scale up innovative drone technology to meet Ukraine’s battlefield needs.
Kremlin adviser and former deputy foreign minister Andrei Fedorov warned that British factories could be hit by “unknown sources”.
While there is no exact national total for drone factories in the UK as production is decentralised across various aerospace and defence contractors, Swindon alone hosts nine different drone companies.
The Wiltshire town is seen as the primary manufacturing hub, with already established operations as well as further agreements to set up more.
Its active and incoming firms include German defence tech firm Stark, Tekever, Neros Technologies, DSEI Flyby, and Munin Dynamics, plus Europe’s largest indoor drone testing site, the Uncrewed Systems Centre at Panattoni Park.
Elsewhere, companies such as Windracers and Malloy Aeronautics build tactical, logistics, and reconnaissance systems across various specialised UK aerospace facilities.
Major Ukrainian drone manufacturer Ukrspecsystems operates a £200 million production and testing facility in Suffolk, building combat-proven reconnaissance platforms such as the PD-2 and Shark UAVs
Specialised defence contractors and developers, such as Callen-Lenz, build and test tactical uncrewed air systems in rural and military-adjacent test sites across southern England.
In Scotland, regional commercial and custom UAV manufacturers like the Edinburgh Drone Company design and build specialised fixed-wing and multi-rotor drones near Edinburgh.