Ukrainian missile and drone manufacturer Fire Point has carried out a controlled flight test of its FP-7.X missile, which is being developed as the basis for its planned domestically built ballistic missile interceptor system known as the FREYJA.
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“Just the other day, we conducted an extremely important test: a fully controlled maneuvering flight of the FP-7.X rocket, which will form the basis of the future anti-ballistic interceptor FREYJA,” Fire Point Chief Technology Officer Iryna Terekh said in a statement.
Fire Point has previously said it aims to deliver a domestic ballistic missile defense capability to Ukraine’s armed forces as early as 2027.
The company has described FREYJA as a lower-cost alternative to the U.S.-made Patriot system, with each interceptor expected to cost under $1 million. According to company specifications, the FP-7.X interceptor is designed to reach speeds of 1,500–2,000 meters per second and is 7.25 meters long.
In an earlier test of the missile in February, Fire Point said the system was designed to engage medium-range aerial threats.
“No matter how unrealistic and ambitious this goal may sound today, we are exerting all possible and impossible efforts to make it a reality as soon as possible, so that Ukraine can close its skies on its own,” Terekh wrote.
Fire Point is known for producing Ukraine’s Flamingo cruise missiles, which are used in Ukrainian long-range strike operations against Russian targets.
