A Ukrainian company Fire Point has revealed details of the Freya project — an anti-ballistic surface-to-air missile system. The presentation was published by company co-owner Denis Stiller.
“Despite attempts to obstruct us and many distractions, our caravan continues to move forward. Fire Point is joining the anti-ballistic coalition. Soon interceptor missiles will be in the skies not only over Ukraine, but over all of Europe,” he wrote on X.
Freya is positioned as a pan-European anti-ballistic project. Its core element will be the FP-7.x interceptor missile.
The technical characteristics of the FP-7.x are as follows:
- speed: 1,500–2,000 m/s
- length: 7.25 m
- outer diameter: 1.15 m
- fuselage diameter: 0.53 m
The missile is built from composite materials and equipped with a semi-active infrared imaging homing head (Image Infra-Red). Development is planned jointly with Germany’s Diehl Defence, the manufacturer of IRIS-T air defense systems.
For radar illumination and guidance, two options are being considered: Weibel GFTR-2100/48 or Leonardo KRONOS Land. The launcher is being developed by Fire Point as a lightweight and mobile system. The command center will use Kongsberg FDC with open architecture and Network Access Node modules.
Key principles include open-source design to reduce dependence on manufacturers, horizontal and vertical scalability, and a significantly lower cost per intercept compared to ballistic threats. The system will be assembled from existing off-the-shelf components, allowing for faster development.
Integration with Ukraine’s nationwide air defense system will use the NATO Link-16 protocol. Ukraine signed the relevant software licensing agreement in May 2025. The Asterix protocol will allow radar integration, while full-duplex communication will enable mid-course missile correction.
The broader context is important: PAC-3 MSE missiles for Patriot systems are currently the most widely used in their class and have proven highly effective in Ukraine, but global shortages make the search for alternatives critically important.
