FP-1

The FP-1 is a Ukrainian long-range one-way attack drone developed and produced by the defence technology company Fire Point. Introduced in late 2024 during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, it is used for deep-strike missions against military and logistical targets at ranges of up to 1,600 km. It is known for its low unit cost, estimated at US$55,000, and for high-volume serial production.

Development

The programme was conceived in mid-2022 by a team of former aerospace engineers and defence analysts, with the objective of fielding a low-cost one-way attack drone. Operational prototypes flew in early 2024 as a loitering munition delivery system. Full-scale production began in October 2024 at covert facilities near Kyiv. By mid-2025, output had risen from 30 to more than 100 units per day, with total manufacture reported at over 5,000 airframes.

Design

The FP-1 has a slender fuselage with fixed straight wings and is powered by a two-cylinder engine driving a propeller, with a solid rocket booster used for launch. The airframe uses radar-absorbent materials to reduce detectability. Navigation is by inertial system augmented with satellite guidance, with electronic counter-countermeasures to resist jamming. Later configurations can carry two deployable FPV drones on the wings.

Armament

The drone carries a modular warhead weighing between 60 kg and 120 kg, selectable for fragmentation or shaped-charge effects. An FP-1/2 configuration has been observed carrying four unguided missiles on wing mountings.

Operational History

The FP-1 has been employed by the Armed Forces of Ukraine against ammunition depots, command posts and air defence batteries at ranges exceeding 1,200 km. Analysts have linked Ukraine's disruption of Russian rear-area logistics to the type's cost, roughly US$55,000 per unit against US$200,000 for comparable systems. On 12 May 2026, an FP-1/2 attacked an air defence system in Crimea using unguided missiles for the first time; footage circulated by a Russian Telegram channel showed the launch of one of four wing-mounted missiles. On 6 July 2026, drones reported to be FP-1s flew over 2,500 km and struck the Omsk refinery, the largest oil refinery in Russia.

Variants

• FP-1: Baseline long-range one-way attack drone with a 60–120 kg modular warhead.
• FP-1/2: Configuration armed with four wing-mounted unguided missiles, first used operationally on 12 May 2026.