MOSCOW- Russia plans to deliver new air defence systems to Syria in the near future, RIA news agency cited Russia's Defence Ministry as saying on Wednesday.

The ministry added it plans to study a U.S. Tomahawk cruise missile captured by Syrian forces in a recent attack, in order to improve Russia's own missiles, RIA reported.

(Reporting by Polina Ivanova Editing by Catherine Evans) ((p.ivanova@thomsonreuters.com;))