President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived on an official visit to France. As the head of state reported, today for the first time at the leaders' level, the Ukrainian Anti-Ballistic Program (FREYJA) will be presented, writes UNN.
According to the head of state, important negotiations will take place in France today that could open up significantly more opportunities for Ukraine to strengthen its defense.
"The main priority is anti-ballistic defense. We will present our Anti-Ballistic Program to partners and for the first time hold a meeting at the level of leaders, national security advisors, and defense companies from countries that can contribute concrete things to building a new anti-ballistic system. I will also meet with French President Emmanuel Macron and participate in a meeting of the Coalition of the Willing. We will work to give new dynamics to this format," the President wrote.
It is reported that the First Lady has a scheduled meeting with the new Director-General of UNESCO, during which they will discuss the further development of strategic partnership and the expansion of cooperation between Ukraine and the Organization within UNESCO's mandate areas.
Reminder
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy will be on an official visit to Paris today, July 13, where a meeting of the "coalition of the willing" is expected. He also announced that a meeting of the "anti-ballistic coalition" will take place, dedicated to the creation of the European anti-ballistic shield FREYJA initiated by Ukraine.
As the President noted, he set the task for Ukrainian arms manufacturers to create a cheaper analogue of Patriot that can be mass-produced.
Currently, the Ukrainian arms manufacturer Fire Point has created the FP-7.x interceptor missile, which has already been tested at maximum accelerations and maneuvers it can perform to intercept ballistic targets. The cost of this missile is about $700,000 per unit compared to $3.8 million for one American missile for Patriot.
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The Pan-European anti-ballistic shield Freyja was immediately conceived as one that would unite European partners. As stated by the co-founder and chief designer of Fire Point, Denys Shtilerman, the key difference of the Freyja project is its independence from external control. He explained that modern Western air defense systems often operate in a closed architecture format, where the supplier country or manufacturer essentially retains control over critical elements of the system. It is expected that the project's architecture will be implemented in such a way that new partner countries can easily join it.
Representatives of various European countries have already expressed interest in the joint implementation of such a large-scale endeavor. In particular, agreements have already been officially signed between the defense ministers of Ukraine and Germany. As noted by Shtilerman, these agreements open the way to obtaining technical documentation for various components of the future anti-ballistic system.
In addition, Fire Point recently signed an agreement with the German radar manufacturer Hensoldt. From open sources, it is also known that in addition to German long-range detection radars, the system will likely also include the Weibel GFTR-2100/48 or Leonardo KRONOS Land illumination and guidance radar. The command post is expected to be based on the Norwegian Kongsberg Fire Distribution Center system. One of the key features of the system will be its open architecture and the use of Network Access Nodes modules, which will allow the integration of additional solutions and components.
Data exchange between all elements of the complex will be carried out via the tactical Link 16 channel, standardized in accordance with STANAG 5516. It is this protocol that should ensure the integration of Freyja into the already existing air defense system of Ukraine and other European countries.