Germany wants to produce Ukrainian Flamingo missiles: How is Trump’s decision involved?
Photo: German company interested in producing Flamingo missiles (Fire Point)
German defense company Diehl Defense is considering launching production of the Ukrainian Flamingo cruise missile in Germany, according to the Financial Times.
The CEO of the company, Helmut Rauch, said he will hold talks with Fire Point in the coming weeks to discuss potential partnership options. According to him, Diehl’s leadership is very optimistic about the project.
"I think this could really happen. I think if we are establishing some new product, it makes a lot of sense to have it also in Germany or other countries," Rauch said.
The idea emerged as Berlin began urgently searching for a replacement for American Tomahawk missiles.
The United States had planned to deploy this weapon in Germany together with its battalion this year, but President Donald Trump cancelled the decision due to disputes with Chancellor Friedrich Merz over the war in Iran.
EU countries are currently actively looking for ways to obtain long-range weapons. They are needed for European states to strike targets deep in Russian territory.
Fire Point recently tested a new Freya interceptor missile designed to shoot down Russian ballistic missiles. In the future, it is expected to become a more affordable alternative to Patriot.
Freya is equipped with a semi-active infrared homing head, which is planned to be developed in cooperation with the German defense company Diehl Defence.
Fire Point recently stated that Ukrainian ballistic missiles FP-7 and FP-9 could become an analogue of the American ATACMS, while being roughly twice as cheap.
In addition, the Air Force reported a severe shortage of missiles for Patriot, NASAMS, and IRIS-T air defense systems. Some units are almost completely out of ammunition, and troops are sometimes forced to beg for just 5–10 missiles.
