It would appear that the Security Committee for the Olympics has been told, Times report 24th May 2009 In the Thames Estuary the RN will moor a Type 45 Destroyer.
"Super-destroyer to guard 2012 Games. The navy is set to deploy its most advanced weapons against any 9/11-style attack"
It was later released and printed in the Times
"A military official said two Tornado GR4 fighter aircraft were on permanent standby at RAF Marham near King’s Lynn in Norfolk to launch at 15 minutes’ notice."
I have posed these two thoughts, not with standing the problems of taking a flying bomb down over Central London, no serious answer has yet come to the surface.
1. There is no doubt that the Type 45's missiles, Aster 30, has the range and ability to shoot down the a/c in question, but does the Combat Control System fitted have the ability to track and identify a small or medium size a/c over a built up area, with the aircraft possibly flying below the level of the many high rise buildings found in that area of Greater London and to also sort out friend from foe. As it was found in the Falklands radar designed to efficiently identify and track targets over water was found to be wanting when the a/c were over land and flying low.
Remember also the Met Pol Helicopter Base is in Epping Forest at Lippets Hill and just about all their flights will transit over the Olympic site, thats before civil flights into City and LHR plus VIP and military helo's are added to the mix. Which Warfare Officer is going to take out Sir Alan Sugar as he is filming another series of "the Apprentice.
Is Samson etc up to the task?
The the RAF contrinution to this defence project.
So if we assume that the target a/c is a jet at 400 mph and approaches from any direction than Norfolk where he has been told a RAF FJ is on standby.The RAF take 15 minutes to get into the air and 8 minutes to cover the ground to Hackney our target has moved on 150 miles approx from time to scramble given.
So the plan is we fly a smallish jet at 400 mph from Southampton area as low as possible using Gatwick as its turning point.
Not so hard if we can keep it a secret we will be downed before the RAF do it for us.
BobH