American AI technologies coming to Armenia: US Embassy on the opening of Firebird AI factory in Hrazdan
YEREVAN, August 10. /ARКА/. A major new chapter in Armenia’s AI development begins with the opening of the Firebird AI factory, the U.S. Embassy in Armenia said today in a statement.
U.S. Chargé d’Affaires David Allen joined Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Firebird leadership in Hrazdan to mark the opening of Armenia’s flagship hyperscale AI facility.
The $4 billion investment brings cutting-edge American technology and AI infrastructure to Armenia, helping position the country as a regional hub for data centers, cloud computing, and AI innovation.
The opening is a tangible example of the growing U.S.-Armenia partnership in action, building on the momentum of the August 8 Washington Peace Summit and the three landmark U.S.-Armenia memoranda of understanding signed there, including on AI and semiconductor innovation.
As Chargé d’Affaires Allen noted, when American and Armenian talent and innovation come together, they unlock new opportunities for economic growth, technological transformation, and greater prosperity.
About the project
The Firebird AI factory in Hrazdan is the first in the CIS, built using NVIDIA technologies. The center's first site includes 6,144 NVIDIA B200 GPUs and has a capacity of 15 MW.
In July 2025, initial investments in the project's launch phase were estimated at approximately $500 million. Firebird plans to further scale up its infrastructure: according to the company's current data, the next phase in Armenia is designed for 125 MW and 75,000 next-generation GPUs, with total investments potentially reaching approximately $5 billion.
NVIDIA previously reported that by the end of 2027, Firebird expects to deploy over 70,000 Rubin and Blackwell GPUs in Armenia, increasing the AI infrastructure's capacity to 300 MW. Perplexity was one of the first users of the center's computing power.
The project is being implemented with the support of the governments of Armenia and the United States. The facility's power infrastructure is provided by Schneider Electric, the cooling system is provided by Vertiv, and computing power is deployed on Dell PowerEdge servers.-0-
