The Ukrainian defense company Fire Point is completing tests of a new long-range missile with a range of up to 800-850 km and is working on an alternative to Starlink for Ukraine and Europe. Denys Shtilerman, co-owner and chief designer of the company, spoke about this in an interview, UNN reports.
"We are finishing tests of a missile that will fly 800-850 km, with an 800 kg warhead. We are also creating a satellite constellation for Ukraine and for all of Europe, which will be an alternative to Starlink,"
In parallel, the company continues to implement the Freya project. Recently, Fire Point conducted successful flight tests of the FP-7.X missile in anti-aircraft system mode. During the test, the missile, under ground control, reached the calculated interception point specified by the radar.
Separately, in the interview, Shtilerman emphasized that the competitive advantage of Ukrainian developments is not only their cost and combat experience, but also a fundamentally different approach to weapons architecture.
"We sell not only protection, we sell independence in that protection. We do not control the weapons after we have sold them. They are built on open architecture and open software,"
At the same time, the rapid growth of the company, according to its co-owner, is accompanied by increased competition in the global arms market.
"We realized back in the fall of last year (referring to the fall of 2025 - Ed.) that the pressure would only increase, because we have crossed the path of a very large number of players. We produce the cheapest and most effective drones. Our closest competitor is three times more expensive than us,"
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According to him, along with the growth of Fire Point, attempts at discredit on an international level began to appear. As an example, he cited a story involving a journalistic inquiry that allegedly came from Bloomberg representatives.
"I was told that the editor-in-chief of Bloomberg would be interviewing you. I was asked if it was true that before drone production you were a casting agency that supplied models (edited - Ed.) to Epstein Island. I said, 'What the (...)? Complete nonsense!'"
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Earlier, Denys Shtilerman stated that Ukraine, together with European partners, is working on creating the Freya anti-ballistic shield, which is intended to be a cheaper alternative to the Patriot. The project involves the use of the FP-7.X interceptor missile and an open architecture that will not allow the manufacturer or the selling country to remotely restrict the use of the system. The company is also working on the FP-9 ballistic system, which is being considered as an element of future deterrence against Russia.