Ukraine's Fire Point integrates European tech into Freyja missile‑defence system
Ukrainian drone‑and‑missile maker Fire Point has signed agreements with more than a dozen European defence firms to supply radars, guidance units and a command centre for its Freyja anti‑missile project. The pan‑European effort, launched in Paris with ten governments and twelve companies, includes partners such as Eurosam, Leonardo, Thales, Saab, Norway’s Kongsberg (command centre) and Germany’s Diehl Defence (seeker). Fire Point will use its FP7 X interceptor, aiming to keep production costs below €1 million per missile – a fraction of the U.S. Patriot price – and expects the first successful ballistic‑missile interception by mid‑2027. The open‑source architecture allows components from different suppliers to be swapped as needed, reducing Ukraine’s reliance on foreign interceptor stocks.
Entities: Chișinău Prosecutor's Office · Diehl Defence · Fire Point · Freyja · Freyja anti‑missile system · Freyja missile‑defence system · Freyja system · Iryna Terekh · Kongsberg · Moldovan Court · Moldovan police · Ukraine
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- [○ 1 SOURCE] The FP7.X interceptor is projected to cost less than €1 million, about four to six times cheaper than a Patriot missile. (Fire Point)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Fire Point aims for the first successful interception of a ballistic missile with Freyja by mid‑2027. (Fire Point)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] German firm Diehl Defence is in talks with Fire Point to supply the guidance system for Freyja. (Diehl Defence)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Fire Point has signed agreements with more than 13 European defence firms to supply radars, guidance systems and other equipment for the Freyja anti‑missile system. (Fire Point)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Freyja is intended to intercept Russian ballistic missiles and compensate for Ukraine’s shortage of Patriot interceptors. (Fire Point)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Norwegian company Kongsberg is developing the command centre that will integrate all Freyja subsystems. (Kongsberg)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Freyja will use an open‑source architecture that allows components from different manufacturers to be combined. (Fire Point)