The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation lost a quarter of the IL-76MD-90A aircraft due to poor quality bearings-the media

Thanks to manufacturers' frauds, the Russians lost five IL-76 aircraft, each of which costs almost 4 billion rubles. It was also revealed that Russia's MIC is not able to perform government orders, so it had to be significantly reduced. The Russian Federation opened a criminal case against the heads of the enterprise of the military-industrial complex, OJSC "Balashikhinsky foundry and mechanical plant" (BLMZ).

Russian investigators found that the company used bearings purchased from an unknown manufacturer on the wheels of a modernized IL-76 military transport aircraft. As a result, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation lost a quarter of aircraft for transportation of military cargo. The details of the case were told by Roszmi "Kommersant". The journalists of the publication, citing their own sources, reported that several BLMZ executives are suspected of a crime under Art. 201.

1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation - "Breakdown of the State Defense Order". Thanks to their actions, Russia has lost five up-to-date IL-76MD-90A aircraft, while their total number is only 18. "" The state of the state in the person of the Ministry of Defense of Russia has caused, "-the newspaper said, the newspaper said. As it turned out, the company in 2017-2022 bought bearings of unknown origin to install them on the wheels of KT199 aircraft IL-76MD-90A.

To hide this, the defendants forged technical documentation. In particular, the documents indicated that the "left" products were received from OJSC "Samara Bearing Plant" and their quality was confirmed by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, journalists told. The edition of "Important History" has added some details on the frauds of Russian manufacturers. In the post at the Telegram channel, the publication said that the wheels with "left" bearings had to come to Aviasar.

This enterprise in 2012 concluded an agreement with the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, under which it was undertaken to release 39 IL-76MD-90A. The cost of each - 3. 6 billion rubles. The year to which the agreement was to be performed - 2018. Subsequently, the conditions were changed because they could not fulfill them. According to the updated agreement, the first party of upgraded aircraft, 13 pcs, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation were received by 2021, the rest, 12 pcs.

- by 2028. IL-76MD-90a-a deeply upgraded IL-76 aircraft, told in Roszma. The aircraft received lightweight wings, a new engine of ODC Permi Motors, an updated navigation system and strengthened chassis. Meanwhile, on the Oryx-analysts portal, you can find out how many IL-76 aircraft have lost during the war. As of the beginning of the invasion of such aircraft was 130, six units were destroyed.

It should be noted that the focus talked about the Russian IL-76, which collapsed during the takeoff at the Severna airfield in March 2024. There were 14 crew members on board - everyone was killed. The cause of the fall - the engine of the engine, they wrote Roszmi. We would like to remind you that on July 18, a military analyst reported how many "living" boards are in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.