Firebird AI touts $4 billion megaproject with U.S. support in Armenia

Armenia aims to become a global hub for artificial intelligence with the launch of Phase Two of a massive AI supercomputing project, the U.S.-based AI cloud and infrastructure company Firebird announced Tuesday in a press release provided to CivilNet. The $4 billion initiative will bring 50,000 high-performance GPUs to the country, making Armenia home to one of the world’s five largest AI GPU clusters. 

The announcement came on Monday during an official visit to Yerevan by U.S. Vice President JD Vance, who disclosed the investment’s details at a press briefing with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, joined by NVIDIA’s Vice President of Omniverse and Simulation Technology, Rev Lebaredian, and Firebird co-founders Razmig Hovaghimian and Alexander Yesayan.

Prime Minister Pashinyan highlighted the strategic importance of the project, saying it builds on a memorandum signed between Armenia and the United States in August 2025 on semiconductors and AI. “This megaproject will bring to life an AI factory and a data center in Armenia. Close and transparent cooperation with the United States will allow us to further strengthen our partnership in the high-tech sector,” he said. 

Vice President Vance emphasized the project’s economic and technological impact. “These chips do not exist in most countries in the world… They are now going to be developed, and data centers using those chips will be built in Armenia. This is a new beginning for cooperation between Armenia and the United States, creating jobs and opening new markets for both nations.” 

Phase Two follows Firebird’s Phase One, a $500 million investment that established Armenia’s first high-performance AI cluster. The project is fully licensed under U.S. export regulations, securing the sale and delivery of 41,000 additional NVIDIA GB300 GPUs. Together, the two phases are expected to transform Armenia’s technological infrastructure, supporting research in life sciences, robotics, space, and advanced AI.

Razmig Hovaghimian, Firebird’s CEO, said the initiative demonstrates “how trusted U.S. infrastructure can power emerging economies,” establishing Armenia as a global supercomputing hub. The project is designed to foster a sustainable, competitive tech ecosystem in Armenia, anchored in secure infrastructure, international partnerships, and long-term economic value. 

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Firebird’s founders announced Phase One last June, and in November it was announced that the megaproject would be located in the industrial town of Hrazdan, located 40 minutes outside Yerevan.