One third of air defense system of Southern Military District to be upgraded by 2013

The air defense system of the Southern Military District will be upgraded by the end of 2012 by 30% and by 50% by 2014, the commander of the Air Force and Air Defense of the Southern Military District, Andrei Yudin said, RIA-Novosti reports.

The military district will be supplied with new helicopters, as well as anti-aircraft missile systems, etc.

Yudin said that the modernization of the Southern Military District is one of the priorities of the Defense Ministry due to the unstable situation in the region.