Davyd Aloian, Deputy Secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council, stated this in a comment to Reuters, Ukrinform reports.

"Since we're working within such a tight timeframe, we have an ambitious goal: to have an MVP (minimum viable product) ready by the first half of next year," Aloyan said, noting that he coordinates the Freyja project.

According to him, the goal is a prototype that will already be able to demonstrate the first practical results.

The international steering committee is expected to meet for the first time soon. Its task will be to assess the cost of research and development for the system.

Aloyan said the system will have an open architecture, which will make it possible to use components from different manufacturers.

"The overall logic of this system is that it's an open architecture. So if Denmark says 'I want the Freyja system with a Danish-made Weibel radar,' that's fine. If Sweden says they want the Saab system, that's no problem either," he explained.

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The companies have been tasked with creating a single framework architecture in which individual elements of the system can be interchangeable.

Among the financing options under consideration is the creation of a special body or fund through which partner contributions would be channeled and stable project financing ensured.

As Ukrinform previously reported, Ukraine and its European partners agreed to jointly develop the Freyja ballistic missile defense system, which is meant to combine Ukrainian missile technologies with European radars, sensors, and command-and-control systems.

Companies already involved in the project include Eurosam, which produces the SAMP/T system, as well as Leonardo, Thales, and Saab.

The lead industrial partner in the project is the Ukrainian company Fire Point, which developed the Flamingo cruise missile. Last month, it announced an agreement with the German defense company HENSOLDT on radar supply for the system.

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