Plant for the production of the S-500 will appear in 2015

Concern PVO "Almaz-Antey" in 2012, will begin construction in Nizhny Novgorod plant for the production of modern air and space defense. According to the website of the company, the new production will be in the grounds of the Nizhny Novgorod Machine Building Plant (NMP) in 2015. According to ITAR-TASS, the construction company provides state armaments program until 2020. "This is a very modern plant, built by the creation of advanced air defense systems, which will complement the current version of Machine-Building Plant" — said the Minister of Industry and Innovation of the Government of the Nizhny Novgorod Region Vladimir Nefedov. According Nefedov, the plant will produce ground-based means of anti-aircraft missile systems, and systems. The cost of construction of the plant was not specified. Another plant for the production of modern anti-aircraft missile systems and radar systems for the troops Aerospace Defense (ASD) "Almaz-Antey" build in the Kirov region. Its cost is estimated at 10.8 billion rubles. Financing of the construction is as at public expense and at the expense of the group. Earlier it was reported that both the new plants will be carried out production of promising anti-aircraft missile systems S-500. In January 2012 it was reported in the Russian plans to build three new plants for the production of systems and missile defense. New plants have been reported to provide project of the federal target program for the development of the military-industrial complex worth about three trillion rubles currently owned by "Diamond-Antaeus" Nizhny Novgorod Machine Building Plant is the production of anti-aircraft missile systems S-300 antenna complexes, artillery systems , mortars, and equipment for the nuclear industry, including nuclear installations and naval reactors for nuclear power plants, as well as civilian production.