The Ukrainian defense company Fire Point plans to complete development of the FP-9 ballistic missile by the end of autumn 2026. The missile has a stated range of up to 850 km. Meanwhile, the shorter-range FP-7, with a range of up to 300 km, is already undergoing the codification process.
Fire Point CEO and CTO Iryna Terekh said this in an interview with entrepreneur and blogger Andrii Fedoriv, published on September 25.
According to Terekh, the company is developing two ballistic missiles simultaneously, and both programs have already reached their final stages.
The FP-7, she said, is essentially ready and is currently undergoing codification.
The FP-9 has a significantly longer range of up to 850 km. Its development is also at the final stage, although the missile still has to undergo a series of tests before the program is completed.
Terekh said Fire Point plans to complete this stage by the end of autumn. She also said that the FP-9’s range should allow it to reach Moscow. At the same time, specific targets for the missile’s use are determined by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, not by the manufacturer.
The development of ballistic missiles requires significant investment. According to Terekh, Fire Point has already invested about $200 million in the FP-7 program alone, covering research and development and preparations for initial production.
Terekh said a significant portion of the costs is related to specialized engineering teams, repeated testing, expensive materials, and the need to develop critical technologies and components internally.
Terekh emphasized that many of these components cannot simply be purchased abroad because of strict export restrictions or because no commercial equivalents are available.
