Ukraine successfully tests new interceptor at one-fifth the price of a Patriot. Developer says mass production could begin as soon as August, if German supplier can deliver key component.

Ukrainian arms maker Fire Point has completed its first flight test of a new interceptor missile, the FP-7.x, which it developed as a lower-cost alternative to Patriot interceptor missiles, the Financial Times reported. Denis Shtilerman, Fire Point’s chief designer, described the test as “pretty successful.”