(KYIV) – Ukrainian defence manufacturer Fire Point has announced that its FP-7 ballistic missile, with a range of up to 300 kilometres, will be ready for combat use by the end of September 2026. The company also confirmed that its longer range FP-9 missile, capable of striking targets 800 to 850 kilometres away, is expected to launch by the end of the year.
Fire Point CEO and Chief Technical Officer Iryna Terekh made the announcement during a press conference at the DALO Industry Days arms exhibition in Denmark on Tuesday.
“The FP-7 is currently undergoing final tests in order to also receive certification and proceed to combat trials. So we expect its first combat use at the end of September. We are ready for this; not much preparation remains,” Terekh said.
Fire Point is developing two ballistic missiles. The company describes the FP-7, with a range of up to 300 kilometres, as a cheaper response to the American ATACMS system. The second, the FP-9, is designed to travel 800 to 850 kilometres, sufficient to reach Moscow.
The company has financed its ballistic missile programme entirely with its own funds. Terekh previously stated that the manufacturer had received not a single budget hryvnia for design work.
In addition to ballistic systems, Fire Point produces the FP-1 and FP-2 long range drones, as well as the FP-5 Flamingo cruise missile, capable of flying 3,000 kilometres. According to the company, it is these mass produced products that generate the revenue funding the missile programme.
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