Ukraine's FP-7 ballistic missile could be used in combat within weeks - Fire Point
Photo: missile launch (screenshot from Fire Point video)
How the FP-7 was tested
According to Fire Point CEO Iryna Terekh, on the sidelines of the Photonics4Defense 2026: Technology Exchange & Matchmaking event, the FP-7 missile has already passed two preliminary testing stages and is now undergoing military trials. This stage is also part of the missile's codification process.
The first stages of testing involved ground and laboratory checks, during which each missile system and subsystem, including the rocket engine and navigation equipment, was tested separately. This was followed by flight tests, during which data on the missile's performance in flight were collected and its actual characteristics were compared with the calculated ones.
Terekh said that the FP-7 could enter combat use in the near future.
"We are talking about weeks, not months," she said.
Meanwhile, the FP-9 missile is currently at the flight-testing stage.
"Since this is a very long-range ballistic missile, the second stage will likely smoothly transition into the third, as there is not enough space in Ukraine for full-scale testing. And perhaps we will have to begin testing directly on the enemy," Terekh said.
RBC-Ukraine previously reported on Fire Point's ballistic missile program. Thus, in late July, Denis Shtilerman from Fire Point showed a photo of a nighttime launch of a Ukrainian missile, explaining that the FP-7 is a budget alternative to the US ATACMS system with a range of up to 200 km, while the more powerful FP-9 modification can strike targets at a distance of 800–850 km. At the time, it was also reported that the FP-7 could be used in combat as early as this year, while the company's ballistic missiles were in the final stages of testing.
Also, in early August, it became known that Fire Point had developed its own turbojet engine, which could be used for the Flamingo cruise missile. According to the company's CEO, Iryna Terekh, creating the engine proved to be a more difficult task than developing the missile itself.
