Anti-Ballistic Missile Coalition
| Formation | 13 July 2026 |
|---|---|
| Type | Military coalition |
Region served | Europe |
| Members | Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Poland |
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 (later joined by Poland) 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
- File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark
- File:Flag of France.svg France
- File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany
- File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
- File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
- File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway
- File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland (since September 2026)
- File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain
- File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
- File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine
- File:Flag of the United Kingdom (1-2).svg United Kingdom
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In a joint statement the coalition stated it was open to other nations that "share its principles and objectives".[1]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Joint Declaration on the Establishment of the Integrated Anti-Ballistic Missile Coalition". Government Offices of Sweden. 13 July 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "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.