UK forces to support security operation for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games

British forces will be providing support to the security operation for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The MOD has confirmed this to Forces News, with a spokesperson saying: "We are working across Whitehall departments on providing UK support to the security operation for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.  

"Our specialist search dog units will assist with venue security, and the RAF will offer equipment and personnel to help counter potential unauthorised drones."

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Last month, the PA news agency reported that StarStreak would be used at the Paris 2024 Olympics this summer as a deterrent – it was previously used to protect the 2012 London Olympic Games.

StarStreak is a short-range air-defence system manufactured by Thales in the UK and is designed to counter threats from high-performance, low-flying aircraft and helicopters.

It can be configured in both man-portable and vehicle-mounted battlefield roles and Thales has described it as "the fastest missile of its type in the world, highly accurate and resistant to countermeasures".

A missile can travel at more than three times the speed of sound and uses three dart-like projectiles, allowing multiple strikes on a target.