Ukrainian missile and Danish radar ready for FREYJA anti-ballistic program
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that the Ukrainian missile and Danish radar for the FREYJA joint anti-ballistic air defense system are now fully ready.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that the Ukrainian missile and Danish radar for the FREYJA joint anti-ballistic air defense system are now fully ready.
He stated this during a conversation with the media on November 13 following negotiations with representatives of the Nordic countries (N5 association).
The key topic of the meeting was Ukraine’s defense support for 2027, including strengthening air defense for the winter period and joint technological developments to protect against air attacks.
"We talked about how our FREYJA anti-ballistic program is progressing. We heard a report on the Danish radar. This is the first part from the partners that is ready. And in general, our missile is ready. This is the main thing," Volodymyr Zelenskyy noted.
According to the president, the production of the complex’s components is divided between the project participants. Ukraine is responsible for creating the launcher and the missile itself, while the remaining technological elements of the system are provided by northern partners.
FREYJA is a pan-European anti-ballistic missile system concept that Ukraine is promoting together with its partners as a future layer of defense against ballistic missiles over Europe. Its key idea is simple: instead of individually purchasing expensive “closed” complexes, European countries would jointly build a shield where missiles, radars, and control systems are developed from the outset as a common modular platform.
"I am convinced that Europe urgently needs its own capacity to produce anti-ballistic systems and missiles for them. We all appreciate the Patriot system. It is a wonderful system. There are others. But today’s wars have shown that the current Patriot production is not enough to meet the growing demand for protection against ballistic missiles. This is a fact. And we must respond to this fact," Volodymyr Zelenskyy explained the concept of the project.
It was previously reported that the European Union plans to use unused funds from the SAFE program to finance joint defense developments with Ukrainian enterprises. One of the key areas of technological cooperation will be the creation of a new modular FREYJA missile defense system.
According to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, cooperation will not be limited to this project, and European money will go directly to joint ventures.
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