Tbilisi Aircraft Manufacturing
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Tbilisi Aircraft Manufacturing (TAM), also known as JSC Tbilaviamsheni (formerly known as 31st Aviation Factory), is a Georgian aerospace development and manufacturing company, which also partially manufactures APCs and IFVs.
History
Tbilisi Aircraft Manufacturing (former Tbilisi Aircraft State Association) was established on December 15, 1941. In the early days of
Following World War II, TAM worked in conjunction with the Yakovlev Design Bureaus to build the first Soviet jet fighter, the
In the 1950s the factory started the production of
The first
In the late 1990s, there was a joint project of Tbilaviamsheni and the Georgian Space Constructions Institute to design and produce the space antenna-reflector which were successfully used in their first attempt on the Russian space station "MIR".[1]
From 1996 to 1998 the factory produced
In 2001 the factory started upgrading basic Su-25 airframes to the
During the
After 2008 Russo-Georgian war it became apparent that Georgia could not rely on outdated soviet APCs, hence the factory started development and construction of the
In 2020 the factory started restoration of Georgian Air Force aircraft.[4][5]
Current capabilities
TAM currently is capable of restoring the following military aircraft to flyable condition:
Customers
- Georgia
- Azerbaijan – Bought several Su-25 planes.
- Gambia - Bought one Su-25 plane.
- Turkmenistan - Received several Su-25 planes as a part of a gas deal.
References
- ^ a b c d e "Tbilisi Aerospace Manufacturing (TAM)". Retrieved 2021-03-24.
- ^ Канатная дорога. // Большая советская энциклопедия : [в 30 т.] / гл. ред. А. М. Прохоров. — 3-е изд. — М. : Советская энциклопедия, 1969–1978.
- ^ "Tbilisi Aerospace Manufacturing [TAM]". Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved 2008-01-19.
- ^ "Georgian Defence Forces air assets undergoing repair, update". Agenda.ge. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
- ^ "New aircraft manufacturing plant to repair aircraft owned by Defence Forces of Georgia". Agenda.ge. Retrieved 2020-10-25.