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 "title": "Zelenskyy Calls an Anti-Ballistic Coalition Meeting in France Around Freya, Ukraine's Mass-Produced Interceptor",
 "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/ukraine-freya-mass-produced-interceptor-france-coalition-meeting/",
 "canonical": "https://www.grosswald.org/ukraine-freya-mass-produced-interceptor-france-coalition-meeting/",
 "type": "article",
 "published": "2026-07-09T21:31:00.000+02:00",
 "updated": "2026-07-29T18:55:13.000+02:00",
 "excerpt": "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKey points\n\n\n * President Zelenskyy said Ukraine will convene an anti-ballistic coalition meeting in France to advance Freya — a cheaper, mass-produced alternative to the Patriot, led by Ukrainian firm Fire Point\n * Freya pairs Fire Point's FP-7.X interceptor with European radar and command systems at roughly USD 700,000 a shot, against about USD 3.8 million for a Patriot PAC-3\n * The economic case is stark: Russia fires an estimated 700–800 ballistic missiles a year, requiring some 2",
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