Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has announced the first combat use of Ukraine’s FP-7 tactical ballistic missile. The next stage will be the production of the weapon.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced this on Telegram.
“Ukrainian tactical ballistics. FP-7. First combat use. Thank you for the result. Next — production. Glory to Ukraine,” Zelenskyy wrote in a post accompanying a video of the missile launch.
The FP-7 was developed by Ukrainian defense company Fire Point. In September, the company said the missile had successfully completed two stages of testing — ground and laboratory trials — and had moved on to military testing.
The FP-7 has a range of up to 200 km, a 150 kg warhead and a maximum speed of 1,500 m/s. Its stated deviation from the target is 14 meters. The company has also said that the FP-7 is launched from a ground-based platform and is designed to strike targets at medium ranges.
On September 10, Fire Point head Iryna Terekh said the FP-7 could enter combat use in the near future, specifying that this was a matter of weeks rather than months.
Back in August 2024, Zelenskyy announced the first successful test of a domestically produced Ukrainian ballistic missile without disclosing its specifications.
According to Fire Point, the FP-7 requires about one tonne of rocket fuel, while the FP-9 requires more than 4.5 tonnes. To support large-scale missile production, the company is building a new solid rocket fuel plant in Denmark, which is intended primarily to meet the needs of Ukrainian production of the FP-7, FP-7.x and Flamingo boosters. Later, its capacity may also be used by other European manufacturers.
