ArmInfo. Firebird today announced the start of the final stage of construction and equipment deployment for Phase 1 of its AI Megaproject in Armenia. As the company's press service told ArmInfo, this marks a major milestone in the development of one of the most ambitious artificial intelligence infrastructure projects in the region.
Located near Hrazdan and spanning a total project area of more than 200,000 square meters, the first phase of the AI Factory is now nearing completion. Once deployed, the facility will operate more than 6,000 NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs, delivering up to 110.6 exaflops of AI computing (FP4 Tensor Performance) with a total power capacity of 18 megawatts, placing the project among the largest AI infrastructure platforms in the region.
"For a country of Armenia's size, building infrastructure of this scale would have seemed impossible just a few years ago. Standing here today, I am proud to say that just ten months after the announcement, we are entering the final stage of a project that will help lay the foundation for a new technological economy. Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming one of the world's most important strategic resources. The countries that build advanced computing infrastructure today will shape the innovation landscape of tomorrow. Through this project, we are creating an opportunity for Armenia not only to participate in that future, but to compete among the world's leading technology nations," said Alexander Yesayan, Co- Founder of Firebird.
The facility will provide the computing power required to support frontier AI development, large-scale scientific research, advanced engineering simulation, robotics, aerospace technologies, life sciences, enterprise workloads, and next-generation intelligent applications. To support maximum compute density and energy efficiency, the AI data center integrates advanced liquid and air-cooling technologies supplied by Vertiv Holdings Co., together with Schneider Electric's redundant power infrastructure designed for uninterrupted operation of mission-critical AI systems. The liquid- cooling platform operates as a closed-loop system and, according to technical specifications, requires water replacement only once every few years.
The communications infrastructure is provided by Team Telecom Armenia through its unique, the region's only next-generation (NGN) fiber backbone, delivering capacity of up to 1 Tbps with the ability to scale significantly further as demand grows.
Investment in the first phase of the project totals $500 million. The second phase will total investment to approximately $4 billion and add more than 41,000 additional GPUs, positioning Armenia among the five countries with the most powerful artificial intelligence computing infrastructures in the world.
With Phase 1 scheduled to become operational in July 2026, Armenia is just weeks away from launching the foundation of a new technological era. In accordance with Firebird's three-phase expansion strategy, the project is expected to grow beyond 100,000 NVIDIA Blackwell and Vera Rubin GPUs by the end of 2027, creating one of the world's largest AI computing platforms and positioning Armenia among the global leaders of the artificial intelligence age.
Firebird is a U.S. and Armenia-based AI cloud and infrastructure company designed to provide secure, scalable, and globally accessible GPU infrastructure. Its mission is to democratize access to advanced AI computing, enabling innovation across research and enterprise in both the private and public sectors.
