Firebird is launching the second phase of a $4 billion artificial intelligence infrastructure project in Armenia.

U.S.-based company Firebird has announced the launch of the second phase of its artificial intelligence supercomputing megaproject in Armenia, following the approval of a U.S. export license for the delivery and sale of 41,000 NVIDIA GB300 GPUs. This expansion places Armenia among the top five largest AI GPU clusters globally. The project is valued at $4 billion, marking one of the biggest capital investments in Armenia's tech sector to date, according to Radar Armenia. The official announcement was made on February 10 during a press conference in Yerevan as part of U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance's visit, attended by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Firebird co-founders Razmik Hovaghimian and Aleksandr Yesayan, and Rev Lebaredian, Vice President of Omniverse and Simulation Technologies at NVIDIA.

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan emphasized that this initiative strengthens the memorandum signed on August 8 between Armenia and the U.S. in the fields of semiconductors and AI. "I'm pleased to note that the memorandum signed on August 8 between Armenia and the United States in the areas of semiconductors and artificial intelligence is being implemented through Firebird's megaproject—aimed at building an AI factory and data center in Armenia. I hope that the strong and transparent collaboration between our countries in high tech will continue to grow into a mutually beneficial partnership between Armenian and American companies," he said. U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance stated: "Today marks a new beginning in U.S.-Armenia cooperation. The Prime Minister spoke about this incredible technological deal. The United States is proud to have approved this advanced technical agreement involving NVIDIA. This means new markets and new jobs both for the U.S. workforce and companies, as well as for Armenia. These chips don't even exist in most of the world—and now, they'll be developed and used in data centers in Armenia, thanks to the Prime Minister's leadership."

The project's first phase, valued at $500 million, had previously established Armenia's first high-performance AI computing center. The second phase will expand operations and support research in biology, robotics, space exploration, and next-generation AI applications. Firebird co-founder Hovaghimian said: "Firebird is expanding U.S. leadership in AI globally, in line with our mission to make AI work for everyone. This new cluster makes Armenia a global supercomputing hub, showing how trusted U.S. infrastructure can empower emerging economies. We're grateful to both governments for enabling American technology to operate at global scale." The U.S. export license allows Armenia to receive the latest-generation chips in full compliance with American legal and technical standards, with the project aiming to build a world-class, sustainable tech ecosystem grounded in security, partnership, and long-term economic value.