To support Uralvagonzavod's T-14 Armata, Krasny Oktyabr is participating in the production of the "Malachite" dynamic protection armour with the 44S-sv-Sh () steel which was developed by Moscow's Scientific Research Institute of Steel () and intended to meet STANAG 4569 Level 5 standards for protection against 7.62-14.5 mm caliber heavy armor-piercing bullets and have improved cold weather protection for use in the Arctic environment. Malachite is a fourth generation armor, which is a modular complex of built-in dynamic protection, and will be used on the Armata platforms. Numerous financial difficulties at Krasny Oktyabr resulted in production delays of the ultra high strength armoured steel "44S-Sv-Sh".
