Anti-Ballistic Missile Coalition
| Formation | 13 July 2026 |
|---|---|
| Type | Military coalition |
| Purpose | Integrated anti-ballistic missile defense for Europe |
Region served | Europe |
| Members | Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, United Kingdom |
The Anti-Ballistic Missile Coalition is a multinational coalition established on 13 July 2026 by Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, and the United Kingdom to develop an integrated anti-ballistic missile defense capability for Europe.[1][2]
Background
On the sidelines of a July 2026 meeting of the Coalition of the willing in Paris, a joint statement from 10 founding nations established the initiative to strengthen Europe's air defense, in the wake of growing threats of ballistic missiles being on Europe.[3]
Formation
The statement said the project would not replace existing systems, but would complement existing ballistic missile defense systems in Europe.[2] The leaders of the coalition stated the project would be "purely defensive" in nature.[4][1]
The scope of involvement of the ten nations includes defense industry, research capacity and operational experience.[5]
Freyja air defense project
The coalition of countries announced the development of the pan-European Freyja air defense system, architected by Fire Point to provide sovereign, modular, and available air defence.[6] Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said the initiative would focus on integrating the Ukrainian-made interceptor–intended to be 80% cheaper per interdiction than the American MIM-104 Patriot–with European radars and control systems.[7][8] The first prototype is desired to be operational by mid-2027.[9]
Membership
In a joint statement the coalition stated it was open to other nations that "share its principles and objectives".[1]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 "Joint Declaration on the Establishment of the Integrated Anti-Ballistic Missile Coalition". Government Offices of Sweden. 13 July 2026.
- 1 2 "Western leaders agree anti-ballistic missile coalition with Ukraine". Reuters. 13 July 2026.
- ↑ Dom, Evelyn Ann-Marie (13 July 2026). "Nine European countries and Ukraine form anti-ballistic missile coalition". Euronews.
- ↑ "Ukraine: 9 countries form ballistic missile defense coalition". DW. 13 July 2026.
- ↑ "European countries and Ukraine launch Anti-Ballistic Missile Coalition to develop shared defensive capability against future threats". defence-industry.eu. 13 July 2026.
- ↑ "Fire Point is the architect of the new pan-European missile defense system, FREYJA – Fire Point". firepoint.technology. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
- ↑ Irish, John; Vidalon, Dominique (12 July 2026). "Ukraine and allies set up coalition to tackle Russia ballistic missile threat". Reuters. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
- ↑ "Ukraine is building its own ballistic interceptor for $700,000 per shot. Eight countries may join project". EuroMaidan Press. 9 July 2026. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
- ↑ Dysa, Yuliia (26 July 2026). "Ukraine wants prototype of European missile defence system by mid-2027, official says". Reuters. Retrieved 27 July 2026.