Russian weapons have ceased to pay for themselves.

Despite the signing of major contracts with other states, the debts of Russian defense enterprises have reached a critical value, amounting to about $ 35-36 billion, which may lead to a complication of the situation in the military-industrial complex.

“90 percent of all loans of defense enterprises accounted for the United Aircraft Building Corporation (UAC), the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC), Uralvagonzavod, High-precision Complexes and Almaz-Antey. Debts began to accumulate back in 2000-x, when the annual interest on loans reached 23 percent "- Lenta.ru reports.

Moreover, experts note that serious problems for Russian defense enterprises may begin with the introduction of US sanctions against countries that acquire Russian weapons, which affects the decline in interest in Russian weapons.

“Russian weapons are in great demand, however, obviously, even this does not allow paying for all costs. Presumably, this may also affect the growth in the cost of weapons produced, which in turn reduces interest in the products of Russian defense enterprises. ”, - said the analyst Avia.pro.