Ukrainian missile and Danish radar for FREYJA anti-ballistic programme are ready, - Zelenskyy
The Ukrainian missile and the Danish radar for the FREYJA anti-ballistic programme are ready.
According to Censor.NET, citing Interfax-Ukraine, this was announced by the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
"We discussed the progress of our FREYJA anti-ballistic missile programme. We heard a briefing on the Danish radar. This is the first component from our partners that is ready. And, overall, our missile is ready. That is the main thing. The launch system and the missile are manufactured by Ukraine. The remaining components depend on our partners," said Zelenskyy.
The FREYJA anti-ballistic programme: what do we know?
FREYJA is a joint Ukrainian-European programme to develop a new missile defence system, designed primarily to intercept Russian ballistic missiles.
Its main aim is to create a European alternative to American missile defence systems and to reduce Ukraine’s and Europe’s dependence on supplies of American interceptors.
This is a comprehensive missile defence system designed to integrate:
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A Ukrainian interceptor missile – designed to destroy ballistic targets;
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The launcher is of Ukrainian manufacture;
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Radars – for the detection and tracking of ballistic missiles;
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Control systems – for processing information, calculating trajectories and guiding the interceptor.
