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Region: Geopolity
~~ Министерство обороны СССР ~~
Topic: New Armata Universal Combat Platform Factory
Volgograd — The Soviet Defense Ministry announced the construction of a new military factory dedicated to building modular vehicles of the Armata Universal Combat Platform. The location of the factory will be in Volgograd, one of the nation's largest industrial centers. The factory is designed to be the main construction center of the new Platform vehicles, helping the military accelerate the modernization of the armored divisions of the Red Army. The factory is expected to have the following annual production capacity:
- - T-14 Armata MBT: 200
- T-15 Armata HIFV: 100
- 2S35 Koalitsiya-SV: 100
- Kurganets-25: 100 (50 IFV, 50 APC)
- VPK-7829 Bumerang: 100
The factory will cost USD$450 million and will take 2 years to complete. The factory will form part of UralVagonZavod, the country's producer of main battle tanks and other machinery. Despite the ownership of the factory, the Government will finance the construction through the Military Modernization Fund.
