Ukraine aims for Freyja missile‑defence prototype by mid‑2027

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Ukraine, under the direction of Davyd Aloian, deputy secretary of the National Security and Defence Council, is pursuing a prototype of the European anti‑ballistic missile‑defence system Freyja by the first half of 2027. The goal is to deliver a minimum‑viable product that can demonstrate practical results, a target Aloian called “ambitious” in multiple interviews.

The initiative was launched at a Paris summit where leaders of ten European nations – Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom and Ukraine – formed an anti‑ballistic coalition. Ukraine will provide a launcher and the FP‑7 interceptor missile, while the Ukrainian firm Fire Point acts as the lead industrial partner. German defence company Hensoldt will supply radar, and other European firms such as Eurosam, Leonardo, Thales and Saab are contributing technology.

An international steering committee tasked with estimating research‑and‑development costs will meet for the first time soon. The project seeks to reduce Ukraine’s dependence on U.S.‑made Patriot air‑defence systems, which have faced limited deliveries amid heightened Russian ballistic‑missile attacks on Kyiv and Odesa.

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Davyd Aloian · European anti‑ballistic coalition · Fire Point · Freyja · Freyja · Freyja system · Hensoldt · Patriot missile system · Poland · Ukraine · Ukrainian National Security and Defence Council · United States

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[● 17 SOURCES] The Freyja system is intended as a lower‑cost alternative to the US‑made Patriot system, whose deliveries to Ukraine have been limited. www.economica.net · mix929.com · cde.news · dagens.de · jack1065.com · +12 more
[● 17 SOURCES] Fire Point signed an agreement with German defence company Hensoldt to provide radar for the Freyja system. www.economica.net · economedia.ro · spotmedia.ro · mix929.com · dagens.de · +12 more
[● 18 SOURCES] Ukraine aims to have a minimum viable product prototype of the Freyja anti‑ballistic missile‑defence system ready in the first half of 2027. www.economica.net · mix929.com · jack1065.com · cde.news · economedia.ro · +12 more
[● 17 SOURCES] Ukraine will contribute a launcher and an interceptor missile (the FP‑7) to the Freyja project. www.economica.net · mix929.com · cde.news · dagens.de · jack1065.com · +12 more
[● 17 SOURCES] Davyd Aloian is deputy secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defence Council and coordinator of the Freyja project. www.economica.net · mix929.com · jack1065.com · dagens.de · cde.news · +12 more
[● 17 SOURCES] An international steering committee tasked with estimating R&D costs will convene for the first time soon. www.economica.net · mix929.com · jack1065.com · dagens.de · cde.news · +12 more
[● 17 SOURCES] The anti‑ballistic coalition includes ten European countries: Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom and Ukraine. mix929.com · jack1065.com · cde.news · economedia.ro · spotmedia.ro · +12 more
[● 17 SOURCES] European defence firms involved include Eurosam, Leonardo, Thales and Saab; Ukrainian firm Fire Point is the lead industrial partner. mix929.com · jack1065.com · cde.news · spotmedia.ro · www.economica.net · +12 more