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Ukraine Deploys FP-7 Tactical Ballistic Missile in Combat for First Time, Zelenskyy Says
The milestone follows 15 test launches and comes as Ukraine seeks cheaper domestic strike weapons amid shortages of US-made Patriot interceptors.
- On Thursday, Oct. 1, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced the first combat use of Ukraine's domestically produced FP-7 tactical ballistic missile, releasing video footage of the launch without disclosing the target or outcome.
- Manufactured by Fire Point, the FP-7 is a short-range tactical missile with a range of about 200 km and a warhead capacity of up to 150 kg, completed after about 15 test launches.
- The missile anchors the Ukraine-led European FREYJA initiative to build affordable anti-ballistic systems; each interceptor costs roughly $1.2 million, a fraction of a Patriot interceptor's price.
- This deployment arrives as Ukraine faces critical shortages of US-made Patriot systems, the only weapons reliably intercepting Russian ballistic missiles, despite President Donald Trump recently granting domestic production licenses.
- Fire Point is developing the faster FP-7.X variant with 13 European defense companies, while US Senator Chris Coons noted Tuesday that Congress has committed nearly all $400 million approved for Ukraine.
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Ukraine used tactical ballistic missile FP-7 for the first time, announced President Volodimir Zelenski on Thursday. However, the Ukrainian leader did not provide details of where the weapon was used or the target attacked.
Ukraine used the FP-7 tactical ballistic missile for the first time in the fight, announced President Volodimir Zelenski on Thursday. "The FP-7 Ukrainian tactical ballistic missile. First use in the fight," Zelenski wrote, in a Facebook post, according to Reuters. "Thank you for the result. Next production. Thank you. Ukraine added in its message, accompanied by video images showing ...
·Romania
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Production is to be expanded.
·Vienna, Austria
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