MOSCOW , July 25 (UPI) -- Russia's armed forces must be strengthened in response to "global threats ," Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday. Putin singled out local conflicts , extremism and terrorist attacks , the Interfax news agency reported. He also cited U.S. plans to deploy elements of its missile defense system in Europe. "The all-round strengthening of the armed forces is an indisputable priority ," Putin said at a meeting with senior Russian military officers. The comment came one day after Russia announced it will deploy the first air defense battalion equipped with new S-400 missile systems around Moscow , RIA Novosti reported. A Russian air force spokesman said Tuesday the battalion, equipped with the S-400 Triumf -- known within NATO as SA-21 Growler -- will be put on combat duty Aug. 6 around Moscow. Col. Alexander Drobyshevsky said Russia successfully conducted live firing tests of the new system July 12-13. S-400 is designed to intercept and destroy airborne targets at a distance of up to 250 miles , twice the range of U.S. Patriot missiles, RIA Novosti said. The system reportedly can destroy stealth aircraft , cruise missiles and ballistic missiles with an effective range of up to 2 ,200 miles.

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