The Date Of The First Combat Test Of The Freyja Anti-ballistic Missile System Has Been Announced
2- 30.09.2026, 21:18
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Development is proceeding at an accelerated pace.
Development of the Freyja anti-ballistic system is proceeding at an accelerated pace as part of an international coalition; the first operational test is scheduled for mid-2027.
This was announced by Irina Terekh, CEO of the defense company Fire Point , during a defense and space summit in Brussels, according to Ukrinform reported on Wednesday, September 30.
“We are trying to create a ballistic missile defense shield that works somewhat differently than the Patriot system. Patriot is an excellent, technologically advanced system—one of the best in the world—but it was never designed to counter the sheer number of threats we’re facing now,” explained Fire Point’s CEO.
According to Irina Terekh, the new system should be based on the principles of affordability, scalability, and maximum independence from third-party suppliers (particularly Chinese ones).
“If we truly want to be sovereign in terms of our own air defense, we must build it ourselves,” emphasized Irina Terekh.
She noted that development is proceeding on an accelerated schedule, and system testing is being conducted using data from actual combat operations in Ukraine. At the same time, the CEO of Fire Point clarified that Freyja will not be able to replace the Patriot system immediately.
“Despite the tremendous progress on Freyja and the fact that we expect to carry out the first interception of a ballistic target by the middle of next year […], we will not be able to replace the Patriot immediately. This is still a program that requires time to develop,” said Irina Terekh.
According to her, the testing of the new system uses information on all the weapons with which the aggressor state, the Russian Federation, is attacking Ukraine—from Russian Iskander missiles to missiles supplied to Russia by North Korea.
“We take all the data on attacks against us—from Iskanders to North Korean missiles—and integrate it into Freyja’s algorithms,” said Irina Terekh.
On September 10, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced after a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney that Canada had expressed its willingness to join the European anti-ballistic missile program Freyja and to contribute its own technologies.
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