Ukrainian defense company Fire Point has begun integrating radar, guidance and other European-made systems into its Freyja missile defense project after securing agreements with 13 defense companies, CEO Iryna Terekh said in an interview published on Thursday, Aug. 6.According to Reuters, Fire Point is working with European partners to develop an air defense system capable of intercepting Russian ballistic missiles, with the first successful interception targeted for mid-2027.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official.“Pretty much everything is agreed,” Terekh said, referring to agreements with the project’s industrial partners.Freyja project brings together European defense firmsThe pan-European Freyja missile defense initiative was officially launched in Paris last month by 10 governments and 12 defense companies, including Eurosam, Leonardo, Thales and Saab.Fire Point is supplying its FP7.X interceptor missile while integrating it with surveillance radars, tracking radars and missile guidance systems, known as seekers.“Right now we are in the most intense and also the most complicated stage of finally assembling everything together with surveillance radars, tracking radars and the seekers,” Terekh said.Norway’s Kongsberg is developing the command-and-control center that will integrate the various components, while German defense company Diehl Defence confirmed it is in talks with Fire Point but declined to discuss details.Company aims to build lower-cost Patriot alternativeTerekh said Fire Point aims to produce each interceptor missile for less than €1 million ($1.2 million), significantly below the estimated cost of Patriot interceptor missiles.