Zelensky: Ukraine's FREYJA interceptor missile is ready, Denmark has delivered the radar

Ukraine's interceptor missile and launcher under the multinational FREYJA anti-ballistic defense program are ready, and partners have completed the system's first foreign component — the Danish radar. President Volodymyr Zelensky announced this on Friday, November 13, at a briefing for journalists.

"This is the first finished part from partners. And overall our missile is ready," he said, adding that they had heard the report on the Danish radar and that this was the main thing.

Zelensky specified that Ukraine produces the interceptor missile and the launch platform itself, while the remaining radars, sensors and command-and-control components are developed and supplied by partner countries. He discussed technical progress on the joint initiative in consultations with the leaders of the Nordic Five (N5) — Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.

Besides FREYJA, the meeting addressed immediate winter energy assistance, strengthening air defense and multi-year defense commitments. The five Nordic states confirmed that they will maintain financial and military support for Ukraine next year.

Participants also discussed funding for NATO's PURL mechanism (Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List), under which European allies purchase American weapons and ammunition for Ukraine. Zelensky noted that the program is short of funds and requires new contributions from partner governments.

The FREYJA program was initiated and is led by Ukrainian defense company FirePoint; its goal is to create an integrated European anti-ballistic shield and domestic and allied alternatives to American Patriot interceptors. In September, Zelensky and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre met in Oslo with the heads of FirePoint and major European defense contractors — Kongsberg, Weibel, Saab, Diehl Defence, Hensoldt, Thales, Safran, Sener and Leonardo — to agree on industrial production in Ukraine, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.

Norway is one of the leading financial donors to Ukrainian air defense: 85 billion Norwegian kroner ($9.2 billion) under the Nansen support program for 2026, including 70 billion kroner ($7.6 billion) in military assistance. Oslo has proposed maintaining the same level of 85 billion kroner next year as well.