# Kalashnikov Concern to double high-precision ammunition production, adding 700 jobs

The Kalashnikov Concern is opening new production sites for guided artillery shells, including heat treatment and assembly areas, to more than double output of high-precision ammunition. The project will create 700 additional jobs by end of 2023.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2023-09-04
- Where: Russia
- Jobs: 700
- Starts operating: 2023
- Status: under construction
- Products: guided artillery shells, ZUR 9M33, Whirlwind-1, Kitolov-2M
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Kalashnikov Concern](https://endata.com/companies/72403.md)
- [Rostec](https://endata.com/companies/8731.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [akm.ru](https://www.akm.ru/eng/press/kalashnikov-will-double-the-production-of-high-precision-products/), 2023-09-04: "Increasing the capacity of the division is an important strategic stage in the development of the enterprise."

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