Overview
- Fire Point says it has secured agreements with 13 European defence firms and has begun integrating surveillance radars, tracking radars and guidance seekers into its FP7.x interceptor.
- The company reports at least five tests of the FP7 family and aims to produce the FP7.x for under €1 million per missile as a mass‑manufacturable alternative to scarce Patriot interceptors.
- Kongsberg is building the command centre to link systems and German firm Diehl has confirmed talks about supplying a seeker, while some partnerships remain confidential.
- Fire Point is casting the engine for a separate long‑range FP‑9 ballistic missile and has told reporters it expects a test launch in autumn 2026, a timeline the company describes as provisional.
- The push responds to shortages of Patriot interceptors and recent Russian ballistic salvos, and it sits inside the pan‑European Freyja programme launched in Paris which favors open architecture and partner‑funded R&D.