In France, VL Mica air defense system was first launched to ensure the safety of the Olympiad
The prompt deployment is carried out as part of the operation "Sentinelle JOP 2024". The main task of VL Mica is to protect key objects, such as a pier for yachts, where sailing competitions take place. The Olympic Air Safety Commander General Stefan Groen said that VL Mica could withstand threats similar to September 11 attacks in the United States. If the object is identified as hostile, the system operators will be ordered for its neutralization.
The first two Mica VL systems were set in 2024 to improve the safety of future games in Paris. This anti-aircraft missile complex, which is an terrestrial version of the Mica Air-Air Micaa missile, provides air threats under all weather conditions with 360-degree coating within a radius of up to 20 kilometers and up to 9 kilometers. The complex is able to impress goals such as planes, helicopters, drones, tactical and winged missiles.
It is characterized by compactness, high efficiency and in its combat capabilities, it occupies an intermediate position between low -range SMRCs and a long range of Paams. The technical characteristics of the VL Mica system: Mica EM rocket is equipped with an active impulse-dopple head of self-introduction, which provides damage to targets in any direction on all angles, in complex meteorological and in intensive radio electronic counteraction.