Ukraine wants prototype of European missile defence system by mid-2027, official says

Ukraine wants a prototype for a European anti-ballistic system codenamed Freyja to be ready within the first half of next year, a senior official said, as Kyiv pushes its allies to help deliver a weapon capable of downing ​Russian missiles.

Ukraine is ready to provide the Freyja project ​with a launcher and an interceptor missile, which Zelenskiy described this month as just a "matter of testing".

Davyd Aloian, deputy secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defence Council, who oversees the Freyja project, said ‌that an international steering committee tasked with estimating the research and development costs was due to convene for the first time soon.