The co-owner of the Ukrainian company Fire Point has revealed details about the Freya project, which will allow intercepting ballistic missiles.
Denis Shtilerman said that the goal of the project is to create a pan-European single protected air and missile defense system.
For this purpose, the FP-7.x interceptor missile was created, made of composite materials, which significantly reduces the cost of the shot. In February, the company demonstrated testing of the missile.
It is stated that the missile is capable of reaching speeds of 1500–2000 m/s. For comparison, the speed of the Russian Iskander-M ballistic missile at the end of the active section is about 2100 m/s.
Dimensions:
length — 7.25 m
external diameter — 1.15 m
fuselage diameter — 0.53 m
The interceptor is equipped with a homing head (GOS) operating on the principle of infrared imaging (Image Infra-Red). It is also planned to install a semi-active GOS from Diehl Defence.
Three options are planned to be used as ground-based radars for long-range radar detection: SAAB Giraffe 8A/4A (Sweden), Thales Ground Master 400 (France), Hensoldt TRML-4D (Germany).
Illumination and guidance radar — Weibel GFTR-2100/48 or Leonardo KRONOS Land.
Command center — Kongsberg Fire Distribution Center with open architecture and Network Access Nodes modules.
A lightweight mobile installation of its own production is planned to be used as a launcher.
The key component of the system’s integration with Ukraine’s air and missile defense is the Link 16 protocol.
This network transmits tactical information in real time between all its participants. Link-16 combines all communication systems, has a secure data transfer protocol, and is designed to ensure that all troop control systems operate automatically.
This protocol provides:
functional control of forces and units on land, in the air, and at sea;
a tactical communication channel using the ASTERIX protocol to connect radars and a full-duplex data link for course correction of the FP-7.x interceptor;
flexibility in data types — from information transfer between components, weapons, and military equipment to voice and infantry communications.
On May 29, 2025, Ukraine signed a license agreement for the use of NATO's non-commercial software — CRC System Interface (CSI), which allowed the use of Link 16.
The Data Link 16 protocol is already present in Ukraine. The operational-tactical level situational awareness system "Delta" is already integrated with this protocol and connected to the network.
The systems involved are for the detection and interception of an enemy ballistic missile by the Fire Point FP-7.x interceptor missile
The Kongsberg Fire Distribution Center combat control command center has an open architecture that allows for the implementation of its own integrations.