Project FREYJA
10-nation European coalition building a layered ballistic-missile-defense architecture.
Project FREYJA is a pan-European multilayered ballistic-missile-defense initiative backed by Sweden, Germany, Denmark, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, the UK and Ukraine, with Ukraine as System Integrator Nation and Fire Point as technical integrator. It aims for the first intercept of a Russian ballistic missile by 2027 at 4-10x lower cost than current systems.
Program detail
- Agency
- 10-nation European coalition (Ukraine as System Integrator Nation)
- Acronym
- FREYJA
- Budget
- Undisclosed; targets 4-10x lower interception cost vs current systems
- Phase
- Development — targeting first intercept of a Russian ballistic missile by 2027
- Domain
- Pan-European ballistic missile defense
Participants9
- CompanyThalesFrench aerospace, defense, and security multinational.
- CompanyHENSOLDTGerman sensor and defense electronics company.
- CompanyLeonardoItalian aerospace, defense, and security multinational.
- CompanyFire PointUkrainian long-range strike drone and missile maker (FP-7/FP-9 ballistic missiles), founded after the 2022 invasion; now over $1B in Ukrainian government contracts and named technical integrator of the pan-European Project FREYJA missile-defense initiative via its FP-7.x anti-ballistic interceptor variant.
- CompanyKongsbergNorwegian defense and aerospace group (Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace); makes the Naval Strike Missile and Joint Strike Missile, supplies command-and-control systems to Project FREYJA, and holds a 90% stake in US missile maker Zone 5 Technologies.
- CompanySaab ABSwedish defense and security company spanning aeronautics, missiles (dynamics), surveillance/radar, and naval systems; listed on Nasdaq Stockholm. Supplies early-warning radar to the pan-European Project FREYJA missile-defense coalition and combat systems/sensors for the German Navy's new MEKO A-200 frigates.
- CompanyDiehl DefenceGerman missile and munitions house (division of the Diehl Group); makes IRIS-T air-defense systems and supplies guidance systems to the pan-European Project FREYJA missile-defense coalition.
- CompanyWeibel ScientificDanish Doppler-radar specialist (tracking, space, drone detection, ballistic-missile defense); supplies radar detection to the pan-European Project FREYJA missile-defense coalition.
- CompanySENER Aerospace & DefenceSpanish engineering group (part of the SENER technology group, founded 1956); develops tactical data links for unmanned and manned platforms (incl. Eurodrone) and supplies tactical data-link terminals to the pan-European Project FREYJA missile-defense coalition.
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Frequently asked
- What is Project FREYJA?
- Project FREYJA is a pan-European multilayered ballistic-missile-defense initiative backed by Sweden, Germany, Denmark, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, the UK and Ukraine, with Ukraine as System Integrator Nation and Fire Point as technical integrator. It aims for the first intercept of a Russian ballistic missile by 2027 at 4-10x lower cost than current systems.
- Which agency runs Project FREYJA?
- Project FREYJA is run by 10-nation European coalition (Ukraine as System Integrator Nation) and is also known as FREYJA.
- What is the budget for Project FREYJA?
- Project FREYJA has a budget of Undisclosed; targets 4-10x lower interception cost vs current systems, currently in its Development — targeting first intercept of a Russian ballistic missile by 2027 phase.
Sources & citations3
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Sweden, Germany, Denmark, France, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, UK and Ukraine launched Project FREYJA, a pan-European multilayered ballistic-missile-defense architecture; Ukraine is System Integrator Nation with Fire Point as technical integrator; goal is first intercept of a Russian ballistic missile by 2027 at 4-10x lower cost than current systems
United24 Media: Project FREYJA: Europe Is Building Its Own Missile Shield Against Russia's Ballistic ThreatVerified2026-07-15 - 2
Fire Point has secured agreements from 13 European defense companies (including Eurosam, Leonardo, Thales, Saab, Kongsberg, Diehl Defence, and Weibel Scientific) to supply radar, guidance, and command-and-control systems for the Freyja anti-ballistic interceptor, with CEO Iryna Terekh saying the count could rise to roughly 20; the project was officially launched in Paris (~July 2026) by 10 governments and 12 defense firms. Fire Point aims to produce a Freyja interceptor for under EUR1M (~$1.2M) per missile -- a quarter to a sixth the cost of a Patriot interceptor -- targeting a first successful intercept by mid-2027.
Defense News: Ukraine's Fire Point starts to integrate European tech into missile defense systemVerified2026-08-04 - 3
Fire Point's FP-7.X interceptor variant for Freyja carries 4-6 missiles per launcher unit; company preparing FP-9 (Moscow-range) as a companion ballistic-strike missile; first successful interception targeted for mid-2027
United24 Media: Ukraine's FP-7 Ballistic Missile Is Weeks From Combat -- Moscow-Range FP-9 Comes NextVerified2026-08-05