Ukraine's Fire Point starts to integrate European tech into missile defense system

Ukrainian drone and missile manufacturer Fire Point is integrating European technology into its Freyja missile defense system, securing agreements with over a dozen European defense companies for radar, guidance, and other components. This pan-European project, officially launched last month, aims to develop a weapon capable of intercepting Russia's ballistic missiles, as Ukraine currently relies on the scarce US-made Patriot system. Fire Point CEO Iryna Terekh stated, "Pretty much everything is agreed," with 13 industrial partners already involved, and the company targets its first successful interception by mid-2027. Fire Point is providing its FP7.X interceptor missile and aims for a production cost of less than €1 million per missile, significantly cheaper than the Patriot. The company is also developing attack variants of its missiles, with the FP7 expected for combat use in early autumn and the larger FP9, capable of reaching Moscow, by late autumn.