The use of substandard bearings in the chassis has caused the failure and suspension of operation for five Il-76 aircraft of the Russian Ministry of Defense, according to Russian editions Kommersant and Vazhnye Ystoryy. The investigation revealed that from 2017 to 2022, the Balashikha Foundry and Mechanical Plant (BLMP) procured bearings with falsified documents from an unknown supplier. Due to these violations, the Main Investigative Department of the Russian Investigative Committee has initiated a criminal case against the company’s executives for supplying substandard bearings for military …