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The full-scale launch of the Freyja anti-ballistic program is planned for mid-2027. On 8 August, Fire Point co-owner and chief designer Denys Shtilerman said this, debunking fake reports that the Ukrainian FP-7 ballistic system is supposedly ready to “close the sky” any day now. So far, only the first cluster of integration work has been completed within the project; ahead lies a complex phase of merging all components into a single system and a full cycle of testing.
Shtilerman said the full-scale launch of the Freyja anti-ballistic program is planned for mid-2027, and he also refuted the fake claim that Fire Point would supposedly “close the sky over Ukraine by the end of the month,” which some media outlets are presenting as a company statement. This was reported by UNN.
As Shtilerman explained, so far only the first cluster of integration work has been completed under the Freyja project. Ahead is a technologically complex stage of uniting all components into a single complex, after which the system must undergo a full testing cycle and practically confirm its ability to intercept ballistic targets.
Fire Point CEO Iryna Terekh also responded to the spread of false information about the system’s launch timeline.
“Fake reports about Freyja’s launch dates create false expectations in a society that lives daily under the threat of ballistic attacks,” said Iryna Terekh, CEO of Fire Point.
Terekh believes such manipulations are an attempt to discredit the work on the anti-ballistic program. In her view, the real timeline for Freyja’s launch requires realistic public information, not inflated expectations.
They developed a ballistic interceptor missile
The Freyja project envisions creating an air and missile defense system with an emphasis on intercepting enemy ballistic missiles, involving several European countries. A key component of the program is the Ukrainian interceptor missile FP-7.x, whose development has already passed several testing stages.
Fire Point previously reported agreements with European defense companies to supply radars and guidance systems for integration into the complex. This should speed the project’s transition from test launches to full combat deployment.
Earlier, Informator reported that the Ukrainian FP-7 ballistic system is undergoing codification at the Ministry of Defense, which brings its combat use at the front closer. We also wrote that there is still a long way to go from test launches of the FP-7.X anti-ballistic missile to combat use, since the missile needed refinement after the initial tests.
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