Europe unites to fast-track Freyja missile defense within a year
TL;DR
Nine European nations (Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom) joined Ukraine in a new anti-ballistic-missile coalition to accelerate the Freyja interceptor program and aim for operational deployment within 12 months. Ukraine will supply the interceptor while partner countries provide radar, tracking, and command-and-control systems. The move seeks to close Europe’s missile-defense gap amid shortages and follows recent statements by Zelenskyy in Paris.
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- Ukraine and 9 other countries announce a coalition to protect Europe from ballistic missiles AP News
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- Ukraine and allies set up coalition to tackle Russia ballistic missile threat NBC News
- Leaders give press conference after ‘coalition of the willing’ meeting in Paris – as it happened The Guardian
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