TAM Management (TAMM) is a private Georgian military manufacturer which specializes in maintenance, repair, overhaul, design and manufacturing of military, civilian aircraft & air to air missiles. It was founded in 2015 on the former territory of "Tbilaviamsheni".

History

TAM Management was founded in 2015 on the former territory of 31st aviation factory which itself was founded in 1941. During the beginning years of

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...

31st aviation factory produced over 6500

LaGG-3 The Lavochkin-Gorbunov-Gudkov LaGG-3 (Лавочкин-Горбунов-Гудков ЛаГГ-3) was a Soviet fighter aircraft of World War II. It was a refinement of the earlier LaGG-1 and was one of the most modern aircraft available to the Sov ...

fighters. Towards the end of

production switched to

Yak-3 The Yakovlev Yak-3 (Russian: Яковлев Як-3) was a single-engine, single-seat World War II Soviet fighter. Robust and easy to maintain, it was much liked by both pilots and ground crew.Glancey 2006, p. 180. One of the smallest and light ...

fighters. In 1946 the factory produced the first soviet jet fighter

Yak-15 The Yakovlev Yak-15 (russian: Яковлев Як-15; NATO reporting name: Feather, USAF/ DOD designation Type 2) was a first-generation Soviet turbojet fighter developed by the Yakovlev design bureau (OKB) immediately after World War II. The ...

after which the factory started producing

Yak-17 The Yakovlev Yak-17 (russian: Яковлев Як-17; USAF/ DOD designation Type 16, NATO reporting name Feather) was an early Soviet jet fighter. It was developed from the Yak-15, the primary difference being tricycle landing gear. The traine ...

and

Yak-23 The Yakovlev Yak-23 (russian: Яковлев Як-23; USAF/DoD reporting name Type 28, NATO reporting name Flora) was an early Soviet jet fighter with a straight wing. It was developed from the Yak-17 in the late 1940s and used a reverse-engine ...

. From 1952 to 1957 the factory was producing

MiG-15 The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 (russian: Микоя́н и Гуре́вич МиГ-15; USAF/DoD designation: Type 14; NATO reporting name: Fagot) is a jet fighter aircraft developed by Mikoyan-Gurevich for the Soviet Union. The MiG-15 was one of ...

and

MiG-17 The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 (russian: Микоян и Гуревич МиГ-17; NATO reporting name: Fresco) is a high-subsonic fighter aircraft produced in the Soviet Union from 1952 and was operated by air forces internationally. The MiG-17 w ...

jet fighters. After 1957 the factory produced over 1600

MiG-21 The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 (russian: Микоян и Гуревич МиГ-21; NATO reporting name: Fishbed) is a supersonic jet fighter and interceptor aircraft, designed by the Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau in the Soviet Union. Its nickn ...

's of various modifications which were used not only by USSR air forces but also exported to Algeria, Bulgaria, Egypt, Finland, Germany, India, Syria and Vietnam. In 1974 the factory started producing R-60 "Molniya" air to air missiles alongside the planes. During this period the factory also produced

K-10S The Raduga K-10S ( NATO reporting name: AS-2 Kipper) was a Soviet supersonic anti-ship missile that was usually nuclear-armed, designed by MKB Raduga. Its development began in 1955, and it entered service with the Soviet armed forces in 1961. The ...

supersonic anti ship missiles. In 1978 the factory started the serial production of Su-25 close air support aircraft and has produced over 800 planes of this type to this day. In 1984 the factory started producing R-73 "Vympel" air to air missiles alongside the Su-25 planes. Russian Air Force Sukhoi Su-25 (1)

Capabilities

TAM Management meets the international requirements for the implementation of repair and maintenance works for various different military aircraft and missiles. In addition to modernizing aircraft, the company can provide repair and maintenance services separately from modernization packages for Su-25, L-39, Mi-8, Mi- 17, Mi-24, Mi-35 aircraft and R-73, R-60 missiles.

Projects

Chad Air Force

In 2019 TAM Management and "Tbilaviamsheni" completely repaired & serviced Su-25, L-39 and Mi-24 fleets of the Chad Air Force.

T-31 UCAV

TAM Management is actively developing an

Unmanned Aerial Vehicle An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), commonly known as a drone, is an aircraft without any human pilot, crew, or passengers on board. UAVs are a component of an unmanned aircraft system (UAS), which includes adding a ground-based controll ...

designated "T-31".

Customers

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References

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