Ukrainian weapons manufacturer Fire Point has created a new advisory board and named former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo as its first member, a step executives say is meant to strengthen governance as the company faces an anti-corruption probe into alleged inflated pricing.
Leadership said the board was launched on Nov. 12 to ensure the firm is “following the clearest and best corporate standards” while expanding internationally.
Fire Point’s FP-1 drone has played a central role in Ukraine’s long-range strikes on Russia, and the company is simultaneously developing the Flamingo cruise missile, which Kyiv hopes to scale up as part of its growing defense industry. The firm said Pompeo’s “strategic insights and deep understanding of global affairs” will support that growth, although its statement did not mention the ongoing investigation. Three additional board members will be added.
Executives noted increasing Western engagement, pointing to a recent visit from U.S. Special Envoy to Ukraine Keith Kellogg, who toured one of Fire Point’s factories during meetings with several Ukrainian defense technology firms. Danish officials also confirmed that Fire Point plans to open a rocket-fuel facility in Denmark in the coming months.
The company’s work continues to attract international backing. Over the weekend, engineers painted a pink flamingo on a Flamingo cruise missile funded through a Czech crowdfunding campaign. The group, Weapons to Ukraine, raised the roughly $500,000 cost in two days and previously helped finance the delivery of a Black Hawk helicopter to Ukraine’s military intelligence.
