FP-7.x Freyja
FP-7.x «Фрея»
Overview
The FP-7.x Freyja is a Ukrainian surface-to-air interceptor missile made by Fire Point, derived from the FP-7 ballistic missile and designed to shoot down ballistic missiles. It is the main missile of Freyja, a joint European-Ukrainian missile defence system. According to the company, it reaches 1,500–2,000 m/s and intercepts targets at 20–25 km altitude. The project was presented in May 2026, and the first interception of a ballistic target is planned for around July 2027.
History
The FP-7.x was developed by the Ukrainian company Fire Point from its FP-7 ballistic missile, whose aerodynamics trace back to the Soviet 48N6 surface-to-air missile of the S-300 and S-400 systems. Already when the FP-7 was being created, the company said its design allowed for development into an air defence version. On 14 May 2026 Fire Point's co-founder and chief designer Denys Shtilerman presented the Freyja missile defence project with the FP-7.x missile. According to him, the goal is a single pan-European air and missile defence system.
On 13 July 2026, during President Volodymyr Zelensky's visit to Paris, Fire Point showed the FP-7.x missiles publicly for the first time. That same day Ukraine and nine European countries — Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom — signed a declaration on the Freyja project.
Design and specifications
According to the company, the FP-7.x is 7.25 m long with a 0.53 m body diameter, and its airframe is made of composite materials to cut costs. The missile reaches 1,500–2,000 m/s, and further development is expected to raise this to about 2,200 m/s. Targets are to be intercepted at 20–25 km altitude; according to company representatives, the intercept range is up to 80 km.
The missile destroys its target with a blast-fragmentation warhead; in Defense Express's assessment, this makes it closer in principle to the Patriot PAC-2 GEM-T than to the hit-to-kill PAC-3 MSE. The company has said it plans to give the missile kinetic hit-to-kill capability over time. Guidance is inertial with radio updates in midcourse and homing in the terminal phase. The FP-7.x was originally to receive an imaging infrared seeker (Germany's Diehl Defence was named as partner for a semi-active seeker); in September 2026 the company announced a switch to a combined infrared and radar seeker, without naming the supplier of the radar part.
Freyja system
The FP-7.x is the missile element of the Freyja system, which Fire Point is assembling from European components. Saab Giraffe 8A/4A (Sweden), Thales Ground Master 400 (France) or Hensoldt TRML-4D (Germany) radars are proposed for target detection, and Weibel GFTR-2100/48 or Leonardo KRONOS Land for tracking and illumination. Kongsberg's (Norway) open-architecture Fire Distribution Center is to serve as the command centre. Data exchange with NATO systems is planned via Link 16. Each launcher is to carry four to six missiles.
By late June 2026, according to Reuters, Fire Point had signed a cooperation agreement with Hensoldt to supply TRML-4D radars for Freyja and was negotiating with two European companies on seekers. According to NV, 13 European industrial partners were involved in the project in August 2026, and their number could grow to about 20.
Testing
In early June 2026 Fire Point showed video of an FP-7.x launch for the first time. According to Fire Point CEO Iryna Terekh, the flight was manoeuvrable and fully controlled. By the end of July 2026 the company had carried out at least five test launches. The first test with the interception of a real ballistic target is planned for around July 2027, and the company expects to complete a prototype of the whole Freyja system in the first half of 2027.
Production
Fire Point aims to produce up to 2,000 FP-7.x missiles a year at under €1 million each — several times cheaper than Patriot interceptors. According to Terekh, the company is trying "to squeeze a programme that usually takes 20 or 30 years into a matter of a couple of years". It expects the first production interceptors to be ready by the end of 2026; according to Shtilerman, the pace depends on how quickly European governments and manufacturers provide the required technology.
Sources
TURDEF — Fire Point Unveils the FP-7.x Anti-Ballistic Missile (14.05.2026) ↗
The Defender — Fire Point вперше показала відео запуску зенітної ракети FP-7.X (03.06.2026) ↗
Freedom (citing Reuters) — Fire Point готується до випробувань FP-9 (26.06.2026) ↗
Defense Express — У Fire Point оголосили повніші характеристики FP-7.x Freya (16.07.2026) ↗
NV — Fire Point targets first FP7.X ballistic missile intercept by mid-2027 (04.08.2026) ↗
Defence Blog — Ukraine's cheap Patriot rival now has a two-mode seeker (28.09.2026) ↗