The
K
+
→
π
+
ν
ν
¯
decay, with a very precisely predicted branching ratio of less than 10−10, is among the best processes to reveal indirect effects of new physics. The NA62 experiment reports the branching ratio measurement BR(
K
+
→
π
+
ν
ν
¯
) =
1.06
−
0.34
+
0.40
|
s
t
a
t
± 0.009|
syst
) · 10−10 at 68% CL, based on the observation of 20 signal candidates with an expected background of 7.0 events from the total data sample collected at the CERN SPS during 2016-2018. This provides evidence for the very rare
K
+
→
π
+
ν
ν
¯
decay, observed with a significance of 3.4σ. This measurement is also used to set limits on BR(K
+ → π
+X), where X is a new feebly interacting scalar or pseudo-scalar particle, foreseen in several new physics scenarios.