Ukraine tested a new home-made air defence system this week, as it struggles to fend off increasingly deadly missile barrages.
The first launch of the FP-7.x rocket, a product of leading drone and missile manufacturer Fire Point, was shown in a video published on social media. Iryna Terekh, the company’s CEO, said the launch marked a step towards the creation of a home-made anti-ballistic missile interceptor.
“No matter how unrealistic and ambitious this goal may sound today, we are exerting all possible and impossible efforts to make it a reality as soon as possible, so that Ukraine can close its skies on its own,” she said.
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Ukraine’s air defence stockpiles have been a concern throughout the war, with the country under regular Russian bombardments.
