Construction of Fire Point’s factory in Denmark delayed until end of 2027, costs triple

Construction of a solid-fuel production plant for Ukrainian rocket manufacturer Fire Point in Denmark has been pushed back from the end of 2026 to the end of 2027, and the project’s costs have grown more than threefold.

This was reported by Euractiv.

Fire Point CEO Iryna Terekh made the announcement at a defense industry conference in Herning, Denmark. According to her, the delay was caused by construction problems: the building the company originally purchased turned out to be unsuitable for solid rocket fuel production. The Danish Business Authority confirmed that safety requirements prevent the use of that facility, and Fire Point is therefore forced to build a new one.

The change of site triggered a sharp rise in costs.

“The original plan envisaged completing the entire project within a budget of EUR 50 million. The cost has now grown to more than EUR 150 million,” Terekh said.

Euractiv notes that the delay clearly illustrates how difficult it is to relocate Ukrainian weapons production to EU territory — even when governments are willing to cut through red tape to speed up defense projects. Denmark removed more than 20 legislative obstacles to allow Fire Point to establish a production site for its Flamingo solid-fuel rockets.

Terekh herself spoke more bluntly in a conversation with Euractiv last month, stating that “European bureaucracy poses a greater threat to Europe’s defense than the Russians.”

“The Russians can be dealt with using missiles and drones, but how do you fight European bureaucracy?” — she said.

Terekh also confirmed strong interest from across Europe in hosting local Fire Point production facilities. According to her, production sites outside Ukraine will give the company a more predictable and secure production cycle. Fire Point currently distributes its rocket and drone production across 90 different facilities on Ukrainian territory.

Last autumn it emerged that Fire Point, with the assistance of the Danish government, was launching a fuel production plant there for long-range rockets. In June it was reported that German defense company Diehl, which manufactures the Iris-T air defense systems among other products, had expressed interest in cooperating with Ukraine’s Fire Point with a view to potentially producing Flamingo rockets on German territory.