Ukraine Aims for a Homegrown Antimissile Shield to Complement Patriot Interceptors
Ukraine’s Fire Point defense firm, which already manufactures missiles and showcased its products at Kyiv’s defense expo, is pursuing an independent antimissile system that it hopes will serve as a core element of a pan-European air-defense shield, signaling a broader push to bolster European defenses beyond Patriot interceptors amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict.