4.4 While Air Defence constitutes the second largest in the defence budget, for the 2013/14 financial year, the R6.25 billion allocation is significantly less than allocated in the previous. The Air Force has reduced expenditure on contractors from a whopping R1.3 billion in 2012/13 financial year to only R661.2 million for the current financial year. Spending during the next three financial years will focus on restoring the capacity and capability to supply and support and prepare forces, integrating new electronic warfare, navigation, and air missile systems on the Hawk and Gripen fighter jets and ensuring sustainability, development and retention of human resources.