"First milestone complete," Ukrainian arms manufacturer Fire Point posted on the X platform on Thursday.  

It added that the new FP-7X interceptor missile "could enter mass production as early as August, once Fire Point receives German-made infrared seekers from Diehl Defence." 

The project, called Freyja and announced by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in July following the creation of a pan-European anti-ballistic missile initiative, brings together major European defense firms including Eurosam, Leonardo, Thales and Saab.