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protect the Olympic park in the event of an attack from the air, although a final decision on their deployment is yet to be made. The Air Security Plan for the Games will also include Typhoon jets being on standby ready to intercept any suspicious aircraft which comes into restricted UK airspace. The Plan builds on the Royal Air Force’s existing defence of UK airspace, which includes round- the-clock radar surveillance and Typhoon fighters held at high readiness every day of the year.


In March, airmen, soldiers and sailors took part in Exercise Taurus Mountain 3 in North Yorkshire. The forces practiced detecting and intercepting an aircraft that intrudes into restricted airspace. The exercise integrated the additional forces being used to ensure the safety of the Olympics, as part of the Ministry of Defence’s role to ensure a safe and secure Games. Armed Forces units taking part in the exercise included: Typhoon jets from RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire,


Puma helicopters from RAF Benson, Oxfordshire, with snipers teams from the Royal Air Force Regiment at RAF Honington, Suffolk, Royal Navy Lynx helicopters from RNAS Yeovilton, Somerset, Royal Navy Sea King SkASaC helicopters from RNAS Culdrose, Cornwall, Grob Tutor aircraft from RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire, Sentry E-3D aircraft from RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire, Air Surveillance and Control System (ground-based radar), from RAF Boulmer, Northumberland, 1 Air Control Centre (ground-based radar), from RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire, Joint Ground- Based Air Defence (missile systems), from 16 Regiment Royal Artillery, North Luffenham, Rutland.


Cost


GBP £600 million has been made available for the security operation of the Games. The UK government has stated that it is confident the event can be delivered for GBP £475 million. The overall budget for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games is GBP £9 billion.


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