President Volodymyr Zelensky and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre met with heads of defense companies from partner nations in Oslo to push forward the FREYJA anti-ballistic missile program – a defense initiative aimed at building alternatives to the US-made Patriot interceptors. Zelensky detailed the meeting in a statement on Wednesday, Sept. 9, saying the talks brought together leadership from companies including FirePoint (a Ukrainian company that initiated and leads the FREYJA program), Kongsberg, Weibel, Saab, Diehl Defence, Hensoldt, Thales, Safran, Sener, and Leonardo.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. The discussions covered what governments and manufacturers each needed to deliver going forward. “The main topic was the FREYJA anti-ballistic program, which can provide Europe with integrated protection against aerial threats through the joint efforts of Ukraine, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom,” Zelensky said. “Protecting European skies is our shared cause,” he continued. Norway’s role in protecting Ukraine’s skies Norway allocated NOK 85 billion ($9.2 billion) to Ukraine under the Nansen Support Program for 2026, including NOK 70 billion ($7.6 billion) in military assistance and NOK 15 billion ($1.6 billion) in civilian and humanitarian aid. Oslo has also proposed maintaining the same NOK 85 billion ($9.2 billion) level of assistance next year, with most expected to go toward military support.