The coalition’s flagship project is the FREYJA system, developed in Ukraine.
Ten states have founded the Anti-Ballistic Missile Coalition. For the first time, Europe is building a joint anti-missile shield, and it is building it on a Ukrainian basis.
Today in Paris, Ukraine, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom signed a declaration on the creation of the Integrated Anti-Ballistic Missile Coalition. The coalition’s flagship project is the FREYJA system, developed in Ukraine. Fire Point acts as the main system architect and integrator of the system.
This signing changes Europe’s security architecture in three dimensions.
From dependence to sovereignty. FREYJA is built on an open architecture. No third country controls critical elements of the system and cannot turn it off. For the first time, Europe is getting an anti-ballistic shield, the keys to which belong to Europe itself.
From scarcity to scale. The FP-7.x. interceptor should be many times cheaper and more scalable than its counterparts. This arithmetic solves the main problem of European air defense: against hundreds of ballistic missiles per year, it is not the perfection of a single system that works, but seriality and predictability.
From assistance to co-founding. Ukraine joins the coalition not as a recipient of support, but as an integrator nation, transferring to partners the only combat experience in Europe in countering massive ballistic strikes, and also ensuring the supply of the most scarce consumable part of the system.
The coalition is open to new participants who share its goals and values.
The Shield of Europe is no longer borrowed or asked for. It is built by itself.
On July 13, in France, the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, together with the leaders of the partner states, launched the Integrated Anti-Ballistic Missile Coalition.
1. Who has joined the coalition?
The coalition has already included 10 states - Ukraine, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom. The coalition remains open to other states that share its principles and are ready to join this work.
2. Why is it needed?
Russia is increasingly using ballistic missiles to attack Ukrainian cities and civilian infrastructure. At the same time, cooperation between Russia, Iran and North Korea in the development of missile technologies is growing. This creates new threats not only for Ukraine, but also for all of Europe. That is why Europe must create its own modern anti-ballistic missile system.
3. How will the coalition work?
Cooperation will take place at three levels: political, governmental and industrial. The countries will jointly define the requirements for the new system, conduct research, develop and produce new solutions, test them and implement them in practice.
4. Who has joined the project?
Leading European defense companies have already joined the work: Kongsberg Defense & Aerospace, Thales, Safran, MBDA, Eurosam, Saab, Diehl Defense, Weibel Scientific, Fire Point, HENSOLDT, Sener and Leonardo.
It is especially important that companies that were competitors until recently are now combining their technologies and expertise for the common goal of creating reliable protection of the European sky.
5. What is Ukraine's contribution?
Ukraine is ready to provide one of the key elements of the future system - an anti-ballistic missile. At the same time, the partners have modern radars, sensors and other critically important components. It is the combination of these capabilities that will allow the implementation of the joint FREYJA project.
6. What is unique about the project?
FREYJA will not replace existing air and missile defense systems. Its task is to complement them by creating a single European anti-ballistic shield. This will allow for faster, more efficient and more economical strengthening of the security of Ukraine and the whole of Europe.
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