Overview

• President Volodymyr Zelensky said the missile’s tests were successful and projected mass production to start in January–February, contingent on financing and continued testing.
• Developer Fire Point describes the FP-5 Flamingo as a domestically built cruise missile with roughly 3,000 kilometers of range, a warhead around 1,150 kilograms, and claimed accuracy of about 14 meters.
• Company leaders say they are producing about one missile per day now and aim to expand capacity to seven per day by October.
• Independent experts warn the system’s ability to penetrate Russian air and missile defenses remains unproven in combat, even as its range and payload could threaten targets across European Russia.
• Ukraine’s missile program builds on rapid growth in domestic arms production, including Fire Point’s FP-1 drones used in deep strikes that reportedly reach up to 1,600 kilometers with a 60-kilogram payload.