Olympic security: laser weapons, jammers, interceptors… The Air Force is testing its devices to deal with the threat of drones. Organized at the Villacoublay air base, the Coubertin LAD exercise made it possible to test on a full scale the systems.

If the air force, accustomed to securing air bubbles, has its own expertise, Games security will also involve internal security forces. “I am reassured that everyone understands the mission,” says General Arnaud Bourguignon.