Russian Ministry of Defense lost a quarter of IL-76 aircraft due to low-quality spare parts

In Russia, a quarter of all Il-76MD-90A military aircraft have been out of service due to defective parts. Enemy equipment was damaged by bearings that did not meet the requirements of the documentation.

As a result, five aircraft used by the Russians to transport troops and cargo were out of commission due to problems with the landing gear. This was reported by Russian media.

In connection with the failure of the aircraft, the Russian Federation opened a criminal case against the supplier of bearings for Il-76MD-90A aircraft. According to the investigation, the Balashikha Foundry and Mechanical Plant purchased bearings from an unknown manufacturer and handed them over to Aviastar for the production of aircraft.

Low-quality spare parts led to landing gear problems in five aircraft. According to preliminary data, the Russian Ministry of Defense had a total of 18 Il-76MD-90A aircraft at its disposal at the end of 2023, 11 of which were delivered in 2022-2023.

The Russian terrorist agency signed the first contract for the supply of Il-76MD-90A back in 2012. According to it, Aviastar was supposed to deliver 39 aircraft by 2018, but in 2020, the contract was decided to be relaxed. Under the old terms, Aviastar was supposed to deliver 13 aircraft by 2021, and a new contract for 14 aircraft would come into force in 2021.

As a reminder, Ukrainian soldiers shot down another Russian Su-25 on July 19. The enemy attack aircraft was destroyed in the Pokrovske direction by the defenders of the 110th Brigade named after Lieutenant General Marko Bezruchko.

Earlier it was reported that the strikes on July 20 caused some damage to the Russian military airfield Millerovo in Rostov region. In particular, the explosions destroyed the buildings of the maintenance unit and the fuel and lubricants warehouse.

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