A 36-year-old man is due to appear at the Old Bailey accused of planning to kidnap and kill a British soldier.
Parviz Khan will appear by video link from prison with four other men accused of offences under anti-terrorism laws.
Khan, arrested in a series of raids in Birmingham on January 31, is charged with an offence under section 5(1) of the Terrorism Act 2006.
It alleges that he, between November 1, 2006, and January 31, 2007, engaged in conduct "to give effect to his intention to kidnap and kill a member of the British Armed Forces".
Amjad Mahmood, 31, is charged with failing to disclose information which might have been of material assistance in preventing the plot.
Khan, Mahmood, Mohammed Irfan, 30, Zahoor Iqbal, 29, and Hamid Elasmar, 43, are charged with two offences alleging supplying equipment for terrorism and funding terrorism.
