Fire Point updates progress on Ukraine's anti-ballistic shield - video

The anti-ballistic shiled development has become crucial as Russia intensifies its ballistic missile strikes on Ukrainian cities. While Western air defense systems like the Patriot remain critical, the race to secure the skies has moved from procurement to domestic innovation.

"I want to share the actual stage of the anti-ballistic shield so that you don't have to read distorted reports in certain media outlets," Shtilierman reported.

"Missile itself is ready. From an aerodynamic standpoint, it fully executes all control commands, doing so rigidly and aggressively — exactly as required to shoot down ballistic missiles. We have accomplished this."

However, he noted that to successfully intercept enemy ballistic targets, the missile must still be integrated into a unified system alongside a homing guidance head, a command center, and radar systems.

He also emphasized that the Ukrainian Armed Forces will be able to intercept enemy ballistic missiles only when they possess the complete complex. This includes a homing guidance head from a leading European company, integration with C2 (command and control) centers, a secure datalink for target designation and correction commands that is resistant to any electronic warfare system, and integrated radars.

"We are already working on each of these components together with our European partners. We are doing everything possible to protect the skies over Ukraine and the entire continent as quickly as possible," Shtilierman emphasized.

Freya anti-ballistic project

In April 2026, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Ukraine was considering the creation of an anti-ballistic missile system in cooperation with European countries within the following year.

On May 14, Fire Point co-owner Denys Shtilierman announced that the company was joining the anti-ballistic coalition and published a presentation on the pan-European Freya anti-ballistic project. The project's goal is to create a unified, secure air and missile defense system with an emphasis on intercepting ballistic missiles. The FP-7.x ballistic threat interceptor missile, which Fire Point demonstrated in testing back in February, is proposed for this defense system.

On May 25, Shtilierman stated that Fire Point was participating in the Freya project alongside several European countries, with the process already at the prototype testing stage. According to Shtilierman, if the project is successful and rapidly implemented, the new system's first interception of an enemy ballistic missile could be expected by the end of 2026.

One of the main features of the Freya project will be its open architecture, which will allow for the integration of additional solutions and components.

On May 16, Fire Point informed NV that during the Eurosatory-2026 international defense exhibition in Paris, the company signed a memorandum of understanding with the German manufacturer of high-tech radar systems, HENSOLDT.

The agreement stipulates that HENSOLDT will handle the production, testing, and supply of radar systems for the ground-based air defense complex. This refers to the highly mobile TRML-4D radar, capable of detecting and tracking more than 1,500 targets simultaneously at a distance of up to 250 km. The radar is based on the latest AESA (active electronically scanned array) technology and has already proven its effectiveness in combat conditions, Fire Point specified.