Air Defense

FREYJA

Also known as
  • Freyja
  • Freya
  • FREYJA ballistic missile defence system
  • FP-7.X interceptor system

FREYJA is a Ukrainian-German ballistic missile defense project led by Fire Point with HENSOLDT radar integration, built around FP-7-family interceptors, mobile launch and control elements, and European sensor and command-system inputs.

System Architecture

FREYJA is currently best documented as an integrated ballistic-missile-defense project rather than a deployed weapon with public conflict-use evidence. Fire Point is identified as the prime contractor and overall design authority, while HENSOLDT is responsible for radar production, testing, delivery, and integration support.

Interceptor basis

FP-7.X, publicly described as the missile foundation for the Freyja anti-ballistic interceptor.

Radar element

HENSOLDT TRML-4D, an AESA radar that HENSOLDT says can track about 1,500 air targets.

Status

Development project as of July 2026; Fire Point has publicly targeted a first ballistic-missile intercept by the end of 2027.

Sources: HENSOLDT FREYJA MoU; Ukrainska Pravda Freya Concept; Ukrainska Pravda FP-7.X Test.

Profile / Specs

Profile

Origin
Ukraine / Germany
Type
Ballistic missile defense system
Service note
Development announced in 2026; first ballistic-missile intercept publicly planned for the end of 2027
Designer
Fire Point with HENSOLDT radar integration and other European partner inputs
Designed
Public concept presented in May 2026; HENSOLDT memorandum announced 2026-06-16
Produced
In development as of July 2026

Specifications

System role
Ballistic missile defense and air-defense integration project
Prime contractor
Fire Point
Radar role
HENSOLDT TRML-4D planned as a key high-performance AESA radar element
Interceptor basis
FP-7.X anti-ballistic interceptor missile
Stated FP-7.X speed
1,500-2,000 m/s
Stated FP-7.X length
7.25 m
Stated FP-7.X fuselage diameter
0.53 m
Planned intercept schedule
First ballistic missile interception publicly planned for the end of 2027
Variants

Public reporting treats FREYJA as the integrated air- and missile-defense system and FP-7.X as the interceptor missile foundation rather than a fielded variant family.

VariantConfigurationDesignation notes
FP-7.X interceptorInterceptor missile basis for FREYJA

Ukrainska Pravda reported that the FP-7.X interceptor is the basis of the Freyja project and gave its stated speed and dimensions.

Sources: Ukrainska Pravda FP-7.X Test

FREYJA integrated BMD systemRadar, launcher, control, and interceptor architecture

HENSOLDT describes FREYJA as a ballistic missile defense system using field-proven components, with Fire Point as prime contractor and overall design authority.

Sources: HENSOLDT FREYJA MoU

Timeline

FREYJA Key Events

  1. Freyja concept presented

    Ukrainska Pravda reported Fire Point's public concept for Freya/Freyja, including FP-7.x as the interceptor basis and a proposed European sensor, guidance, and command architecture.

    Sources: Ukrainska Pravda Freya Concept

  2. FP-7.X guided flight reported

    Fire Point CTO Iryna Terekh said the FP-7.X had completed a fully guided maneuvering flight, which reporting linked to the forthcoming Freyja anti-ballistic interceptor.

    Sources: Ukrainska Pravda FP-7.X Test

  3. HENSOLDT and Fire Point sign FREYJA MoU

    HENSOLDT announced a memorandum with Fire Point at Eurosatory covering integration of available components into a ballistic missile defense system called FREYJA.

    Sources: HENSOLDT FREYJA MoU

Related Weapon Systems
1L125 Niobium-SV, Mobile VHF three-coordinate air-defense surveillance radar, Air DefenseAir Defense1L125 Niobium-SVMobile VHF three-coordinate air-defense surveillance radarThe 1L125 Niobium-SV is a Russian mobile VHF/meter-band, three-coordinate radar built for ground-forces air defense and developed by NNIIRT within the Almaz-Antey group. Rosoboronexport's 1L125E export profile describes a 5-500 km, 360-degree surveillance radar for detecting, tracking, identifying, and reporting aerodynamic and ballistic targets, including low-observable aircraft; Ukrainian and sanctions-derived records identify Niobium-SV radars in Russian service during the Russia-Ukraine war.
1L13-3 Nebo-SV, Mobile VHF two-coordinate air-surveillance radar, Air DefenseAir Defense1L13-3 Nebo-SVMobile VHF two-coordinate air-surveillance radarThe 1L13-3 Nebo-SV is a Soviet/Russian mobile meter-band radar for ground-forces air defense, built to search for aircraft, helicopters, UAVs, and other air targets and pass range-and-bearing data to command posts or missile batteries. It is a two-coordinate predecessor to the 1L119 Nebo-SVU: sources describe it with a 72-element VHF antenna array, separate IFF interrogator, six-person crew, and fighter-target detection figures reaching roughly 350 km at high altitude.
2K11 Krug / SA-4 Ganef, Tracked medium-range surface-to-air missile system, Air DefenseAir Defense2K11 Krug / SA-4 GanefTracked medium-range surface-to-air missile systemThe 2K11 Krug, NATO reporting name SA-4 Ganef, is a Soviet tracked medium-range surface-to-air missile system built around 2P24 launchers, 3M8-series missiles, and separate acquisition and guidance radars. In the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war it appeared on the Armenian and Artsakh side as legacy area air defense, but reporting from CSIS and Oryx shows it was vulnerable in a battlespace dominated by Azerbaijani UAVs and loitering munitions.

Sources