The Russian Ministry of Defense refused to accept a batch of 9I56 gas turbine engines for servicing Strela-10 anti-aircraft missile systems (SAM), supplied to the main production and technical enterprise Granit. The reason was the department's doubts about the originality of the products.
The engine supplier was Meridian Company, which tried to challenge the refusal to accept the delivery, but the Moscow Arbitration Court recognized the actions of the Ministry of Defense as legal on July 1. The decision has not yet entered into force, and the company has a month to appeal.
Granit Enterprise entered into a contract with Meridian for the supply of a batch of 9I56 engines, assuming that they would be products of PJSC KADVI (Kaluga Engine).
However, an additional check revealed that engines with the specified serial numbers were not produced at PJSC KADVI's facilities. Military representatives accredited at both the Kaluga plant and Granit concluded that the products were not authentic and were manufactured at two other enterprises.
Meridian Company did not provide sufficient arguments in its favor during the proceedings.
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