Ukraine's FP-7.x anti-ballistic missile is fully ready, engineer says
Photo: Fire Point has completed work on an anti-ballistic missile (video screenshot)
The Ukrainian ballistic missile interceptor FP-7.x is fully ready and has already completed testing, chief designer of Fire Point, Denys Shtilerman, said.
"The missile is completely ready. We carried out tests. A flight test. At maximum acceleration, it deviated and executed a very aggressive command from the C2 control center regarding its guidance. It was originally developed in the USSR as an interceptor of ballistic missiles, so it is adapted for this purpose," he said.
In addition, the Freya system will receive German radar systems — an agreement was signed today with Hensoldt, a company that supplies radars for IRIS-T.
"Their radar will provide detection capabilities — the TRML-4D radar. It is a very good radar, and now we will start integrating it with our missile and the C2 center to receive commands from it and guide the missile into the zone where it can intercept ballistic missiles," Shtilerman said.
What is known about FP-7.x
The FP-7.x missile is made of composite materials. It can reach speeds of 1,500 to 2,000 meters per second.
The missile is 7.25 meters long, with an external diameter of 1.15 meters and a fuselage diameter of 0.53 meters.
The munition is equipped with a semi-active infrared homing head. Its development is planned in cooperation with the German company Diehl Defence, known for its IRIS systems.
Shtilerman recently stated that Ukraine’s FP-7 and FP-9 ballistic missiles are intended to become analogues of the American ATACMS. According to him, their cost will be approximately two times lower.
At the same time, the Air Force reported a critical shortage of missiles for Patriot, NASAMS, and IRIS-T systems. In some units, ammunition stocks are nearly depleted, and Air Force representatives are reportedly forced to request only 5–10 missiles at a time.
