Ukraine, 9 Nations Launch Freyja Missile Coalition
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- Ukraine and 9 other countries announced a coalition to protect Europe from ballistic missiles, per AP News.
- Freyja, described as a Patriot alternative, has 9 nations backing it with a stated goal of reaching flight within a year, per Defense News.
Why it matters: Ten nations are pooling resources to build Freyja as an alternative to constrained U.S. Patriot supplies, with a stated one-year flight target — giving Ukraine and Europe a new ballistic missile defense option outside the Patriot production bottleneck.
