# Ukraine Freyja missile defence project > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/ukraine-freyja-missile-defence-project > Updated: 2026-08-06T13:53:09.000Z. Sources: 55. Developments: 3. Ukraine continues to advance the Freyja anti‑ballistic‑missile system. Deputy secretary Davyd Aloian reiterated that a minimum‑viable prototype is slated for the first half of 2027, and an international steering committee will convene shortly to refine R&D cost estimates. Fire Point has now signed agreements with over a dozen European firms—including Eurosam, Leonardo, Thales, Saab, Kongsberg and Diehl Defence—to supply radars, guidance units and the command‑centre, confirming the open‑source architecture that allows component swaps and keeps interceptor costs below €1 million each. President Volodymyr Zelensky highlighted that Ukrainian manufacturers have reached the required technical level and expects the system to deliver operational results by 2026‑2027, positioning Freyja as a cost‑effective alternative to scarce U.S. Patriot units. The programme, launched at a Paris summit with ten European nations, remains on track for its first successful ballistic‑missile interception by mid‑2027. In August 2026 Zelensky announced orders to strike identified Russian defence firms to curb their supply chains, while noting recent successful tests of Ukraine’s indigenous ballistic‑missile efforts. He reaffirmed the Freyja project’s timeline, urging the United States and allies to provide additional air‑defence interceptors to protect Ukrainian forces as the system moves toward concrete results by the turn of 2026‑27. ## Claims - Zelensky ordered specific operations against identified Russian defence companies. (corroborated by 6 sources) - Zelensky said the tasks must be fully carried out. (corroborated by 6 sources) - Zelensky claimed Russian weapons contain critical components from abroad. (corroborated by 6 sources) - Ukraine's domestic ballistic missile program produced test results showing strong potential. (corroborated by 3 sources) - Zelensky set a target of concrete results for the missile program by the turn of 2026‑27. (corroborated by 3 sources) - Ukraine is developing the FREYJA anti‑ballistic system with European partners. (corroborated by 2 sources) - Zelensky said few countries have built such anti‑ballistic projects and Ukraine aims to join them. (corroborated by 2 sources) - The United States knows exactly what Ukraine needs for air defence. (corroborated by 2 sources) - 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. (single source) - Freyja is intended to intercept Russian ballistic missiles and compensate for Ukraine’s shortage of Patriot interceptors. (single source) - Fire Point aims for the first successful interception of a ballistic missile with Freyja by mid‑2027. (single source) - The FP7.X interceptor is projected to cost less than €1 million, about four to six times cheaper than a Patriot missile. (single source) ## Timeline ### 2026-08-06: Zelensky orders strikes on Russian defense firms, aims for 2026‑27 missile breakthrough Zelensky orders attacks on Russian defence firms, urges full execution, and pushes Ukraine's ballistic missile and FREYJA anti‑ballistic projects toward concrete results by 2026‑27. 11 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/zelensky-orders-attacks-on-russian-defense-firms-advances-ukraines-freyja-missile-shield ### 2026-08-03: Ukraine's Fire Point integrates European tech into Freyja missile‑defence system Fire Point secured over a dozen European partners to equip its Freyja missile‑defence system, targeting a sub‑€1 million interceptor and a first successful test by mid‑2027. 30 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/moldovan-court-sentences-man-to-25-years-for-assaulting-police-in-vadul-lui-vod ### 2026-07-26: Ukraine aims for Freyja missile‑defence prototype by mid‑2027 Ukraine plans a Freyja missile‑defence prototype by early 2027, backed by a ten‑nation European coalition and led by Davyd Aloian. 17 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/patriot-missile-production-for-ukraine-discussed-by-poland-us-and-kyiv --- Cite as: Ukraine Freyja missile defence project. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/ukraine-freyja-missile-defence-project