Putin says Air Force upgrade a priority for armed forces

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Upgrading the Air Force and air defense systems will be a priority in the development of the Russian armed forces in the near future, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said in his annual address to parliament on Wednesday.

Upgrading the Air Force and air defense systems will be a priority in the development of the Russian armed forces in the near future, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said in his annual address to parliament on Wednesday.

"Anti-aircraft missile brigades are already receiving new S-400 [SA-21 Growler] systems," Putin said.

"In the future, the production of S-500 systems will be started. They are capable of meeting air defense and missile defense tasks and destroying targets in near space," he said.

MOSCOW, April 20 (RIA Novosti)

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