President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced a meeting with partners regarding the pan-European anti-ballistic shield FREYJA, reports UNN.
Zelenskyy emphasized the importance of implementing such a project and that all parties must move quickly.
"Then we will know the date of the leaders' meeting specifically on the Freyja program. I don't have a date yet. We really wanted this meeting to take place in July-August. I think it will be so. Everyone needs to move quickly," the President said.
Anti-ballistic missile and European missile defense system FREYJA
Ukraine initiated the creation of an anti-ballistic system, involving European partners. The project was named FREYJA. The missile defense system will be built on the basis of the FP-7.x interceptor missile from the Ukrainian company Fire Point.
The manufacturer expects to produce the first interceptor missiles by the end of 2026. In addition, Fire Point recently signed a memorandum of cooperation with the German radar manufacturer HENSOLDT. Within the project, the company will provide the system with high-tech TRML-4D radars, which will be used for detecting and tracking ballistic targets.
According to co-founder and chief designer of Fire Point, Denys Shtilerman, the company is also finalizing negotiations with one of the European manufacturers regarding the supply of an infrared homing head (IIR) for the interceptor missile. Negotiations are ongoing with another European partner regarding the integration of a radio frequency homing head (RF), which allows tracking a target by electromagnetic radiation.
Shtilerman noted that the involvement of European governments, particularly Germany, significantly accelerated the implementation of the FREYJA project. If bureaucratic procedures in partner countries progress quickly, the first interceptors could be ready by the end of the year.
At the same time, other components that must be provided by European partners are necessary to complete the creation of a full-fledged system. In particular, this concerns a real-time data transmission system from the radar to the missile, as well as a command and control center.