Ukraine In development Fire Point
Freya
A pan-European ballistic-missile-defense concept unveiled by Fire Point in May 2026, built around a composite-airframe interceptor (designated FP-7.x) designed to plug into existing NATO-standard European radars and command networks rather than function as a standalone national system. Fire Point states a first intercept is targeted for the end of 2027, and the project is not yet operational.
Planned service entry 2026
Compiled from public sources ·primary reference ↗ ·last verified 2026-07-30
💲 ≈ $700,000, Fire Point's stated target cost per intercept, roughly USD 700,000, is a program goal rather than a confirmed per-unit price; the company positions this as a fraction of the cost of Western interceptors such as Patriot, which it cites near USD 3.8 million per missile.
Procurement snapshot
Availability & export
National export licensing
Subject to Ukraine export-control approval; verify eligibility with the manufacturer.
Channel: Direct commercial / G2G
Development status
Operator data not public
Planned service entry 2026. Status: announced.
Lifecycle cost (est.)
$1.8M – $2.5M
Acquisition is only ~30% of lifecycle cost, operating & support dominate over ~25 yrs. Rough 2.5–3.5× the unit price. How we estimate this →
Interoperability
Derived guidance from public data, export regime by country of origin, lifecycle from the GAO ~30% acquisition rule. Verify eligibility, pricing and offsets with the manufacturer and your acquisition authority.
Overview
Freya is a pan-European ballistic-missile-defense concept unveiled by the Ukrainian company Fire Point in May 2026, intended to counter threats such as Russia's Iskander-M at a fraction of the cost of existing Western interceptor systems. Rather than a standalone national air-defense system, it is designed as an open-architecture network built around a new composite-airframe interceptor missile, designated FP-7.x, roughly 7.25 meters long with a 1.15-meter outer diameter and a stated speed of 1,500-2,000 meters per second. The interceptor uses a semi-active image infrared (IIR) seeker being developed in partnership with Germany's Diehl Defence, drawing on that company's IRIS missile family. Rather than requiring a dedicated proprietary radar network, Freya is designed to integrate with existing NATO-standard European long-range detection radars, among them Sweden's SAAB Giraffe 8A/4A, France's Thales Ground Master 400 and Germany's Hensoldt TRML-4D, tied together via the NATO-standard Link 16 protocol and the ASTERIX protocol for radar data exchange. Fire Point has said the first ballistic-missile interception is planned for the end of 2027, and in July 2026 a nine-country Anti-Ballistic Missile Coalition committed to helping expedite development. As of mid-2026 Freya remains an announced concept and development program: it has not conducted a publicly confirmed intercept test, is not in production, and figures such as its roughly USD 700,000 target cost per shot are program goals rather than confirmed unit prices.
Full specifications
Performance
Speed, range, altitude and engagement capability.
| Max speed (Mach) Maximum speed as a multiple of the speed of sound. Mach 2+ is typical for air-superiority fighters. | 5.9 Mach |
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Physical
Dimensions, weight and crew.
| Length Overall length including gun/probe where applicable. | 7.25 m |
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| Width Overall width, matters for rail/road transport of vehicles. | 1.15 m |
Sensors & avionics
Radar, sensor suite and datalinks.
| Sensors IRST, EO/IR turrets, laser designators, sniper pods, thermal sights. | Semi-active image infrared (IIR) seeker, developed in partnership with Germany's Diehl Defence (IRIS family) |
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| Datalink Network connectivity: Link 16, MADL, national datalinks. Enables cooperative engagement. | Link 16 (NATO-standard) for network integration, ASTERIX protocol for radar data exchange |
Program
Cost, production scale and operators.
| Unit cost Approximate flyaway/unit cost where public. Defense pricing varies hugely by contract, offsets and configuration. Lower is cheaper. | $700,000 |
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Specifications compiled from public Fire Point and reference sources ↗. Published defense figures are approximations, treat comparisons as directional. Last verified 2026-07-30.
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What is the Fire Point Freya used for? +
The Fire Point Freya is a air defense system typically used for ballistic missile defense, point defense.
How much does the Fire Point Freya cost? +
The Fire Point Freya has an approximate unit cost of 700,000 USD. Defense pricing varies by contract, offsets and configuration, treat this as directional.
