Ten nations signed a joint declaration in Paris on July 13 establishing the Integrated Anti-Ballistic Missile Coalition (IAMC), formalizing a European-led effort to build shared ballistic missile defenses built around a Ukrainian-developed interceptor priced at a fraction of U.S.-made alternatives.
The declaration, signed by Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, and the United Kingdom, stated the coalition’s goal as building “a shared ballistic missile defense capability for Europe.”
Here in France, we began today with the founding meeting of our anti-ballistic coalition. I hope that the FREYJA project will succeed and strengthen our anti-ballistic defense. I invite everyone who is interested and can add to our joint work to join us. We need to move as… pic.twitter.com/3QKId1KSzn
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) July 13, 2026
The coalition’s central project is FREYJA, a European anti-ballistic shield built around the FP-7.X interceptor missile developed by Ukrainian manufacturer Fire Point. Zelenskyy said at the inaugural gathering that Ukraine is finishing the interceptor and wants FREYJA operational within 12 months.
⚡️ BREAKING: Ukrainian firm Fire Point just teased a new pan-European anti-ballistic shield, the FREYJA system, in a video posted online. pic.twitter.com/apQHHHYnHe
— UNITED24 Media (@United24media) July 13, 2026
The FP-7.X is priced at approximately $700,000 per shot, compared to roughly $3 million to $4 million per engagement for the American-made MIM-104 Patriot interceptor. SOFX previously reported that Fire Point completed a controlled flight test of the FP-7.X in June 2026.
The IAMC announcement followed the NATO summit in Ankara, where President Donald Trump pledged to grant Ukraine a license to manufacture Patriot interceptors. About a dozen defense industry firms participated in the Paris meeting alongside the 10 governments.
Hours after the Paris signing, Russia launched a ballistic missile attack on Kyiv. Mayor Vitali Klitschko confirmed the strikes. Tymur Tkachenko, head of the capital’s military administration, said two storage facilities were set on fire in the city’s Holosiivskyi district.
