Claim: Tbilisi Aircraft Manufacturing (TAM), also known as JSC Tbilaviamsheni, is a Georgian aerospace development and manufacturing company, which was the only manufacturer of Sukhoi SU-25, which took its maiden voyage from the runway of Tbilisi State Association.
Evidence: Tbilisi Aircraft Manufacturing (TAM), also known as JSC Tbilaviamsheni, is a Georgian aerospace development and manufacturing company, which also partially handles the construction of domestic weapons, armoured vehicles and artillery systems. From the first SU-25 to the 1990s, JSC Tbilaviamsheni was the only manufacturer of this type of aircraft. The first Sukhoi SU-25 (known in the West as the "Frogfoot") close support aircraft took its maiden voyage from the runway of Tbilisi State Association.