President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the first combat use of the Ukrainian Pelican ballistic missile, which is linked to the development of the FP-7 by Fire Point. According to him, the new weapon was used during a large-scale long-range operation against targets in the Moscow region. The FP-7 underwent military trials back in September, and the manufacturer stated that it was \u00abweeks, not months\u00bb away from combat use.<\/p>\n
According to the President, Pelican<\/strong> was among the Ukrainian long-range weapons deployed during the night-time operation against Russian targets.<\/p>\n Zelenskyy had previously confirmed damage to one of the key enterprises<\/a> the Russian Federation\u2019s oil industry and a logistics facility in the Moscow region. During the operation, he said, the following systems were used: FP-1, RZ-100, MICH-2000, \u00abPalyanitsa\u00bb, Vendetta, \u00abLyuty\u00bb, \u00abBars\u00bb, \u00abFlamingo\u00bb, \u00abSichen\u00bb and Pelican.<\/p>\n The mention of Pelican is particularly interesting, as the FP-7 had previously been at the military testing stage. Back on 10\u201314 September, Fire Point\u2019s director, Iryna Terekh, reported that the missile had passed two stages of testing and was moving on to military trials as part of the codification procedure. At the time, she said that operational deployment could take place within a matter of weeks.<\/p>\n However, as at the time of publication, there is no independent confirmation of a specific FP-7 launch over the Moscow region.<\/p>\n FP-7<\/a> \u2014 a Ukrainian ground-launched tactical ballistic missile developed by the company Fire Point<\/strong>, which also manufactures the FP-1 long-range drones and the FP-5 \u00abFlamingo\u00bb cruise missile.<\/p>\n FP-7 was first publicly announced in September 2025. In February 2026, Fire Point released a video of its test launch from a ground-based launch pad.<\/p>\n Title Pelican \/ \u00abPelican\u00bb<\/strong> Speculation about a link to FP-7 began in the spring of 2026, when Fire Point filed applications for the relevant trade marks. At that point, the company had not yet officially confirmed that FP-7 would be given this name.<\/p>\n Official website<\/a> Fire Point currently describes the FP-7 as a ballistic missile capable of delivering a payload of up to 150 kg over a range of up to 200 km.<\/p>\n The performance figures for speed, accuracy and flight time were disclosed by Fire Point during the early presentations of the FP-7 and were reiterated following the February trials.<\/p>\n There is one important point to bear in mind.<\/p>\n The official Fire Point website still lists the maximum range of the FP-7 as 200 km<\/strong>. In August, Defence News, citing company representatives, had already reported on the possibility of a flight of approximately up to 300 km, depending on the weight of the warhead<\/strong>.<\/p>\n This is not enough to launch direct attacks on Moscow from most of the areas controlled by Ukraine.<\/p>\n Therefore, if reports that the Pelican was deployed specifically during the attack on the Moscow region are confirmed, this could mean that either the combat version has different specifications to those previously disclosed, or that a different launch scenario is involved. There is currently no public data available to establish this with certainty.<\/p>\n That is precisely why one should not automatically assume that the FP-7 has a range of 500\u2013600 km: the manufacturer has not published any confirmed specifications to that effect.<\/p>\n Fire Point positioned the FP-7 as a relatively inexpensive tactical ballistic system for rapid strikes against medium-range targets.<\/p>\nWhat is known about the FP-7 Pelican<\/h2>\n
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\n \nCharacteristics<\/th>\n Published data<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n \n Type<\/td>\n tactical ballistic missile<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Developer<\/td>\n Fire Point<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Launch<\/td>\n ground-based platform<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Fuel<\/td>\n solid<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Range<\/td>\n up to 200 km according to official data from Fire Point; in some later statements \u2014 up to 300 km<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Combat unit<\/td>\n up to 150 kg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Maximum speed<\/td>\n around 1,500 m\/s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Accuracy<\/td>\n The stated CEP is approximately 14 m<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Maximum flight time<\/td>\n up to 250 seconds<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n The range of the FP-7 raises questions about an attack on Moscow<\/h2>\n
Why is the FP-7 referred to as the Ukrainian alternative to the ATACMS?<\/h2>\n