Air Marshal A P Garud, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Air Command, today inaugurated the Pechora Missile Park at Kazhakootam Sainik School here.
The Russian made Pechora is a surface-to-air anti-aircraft short range missile system designed for destruction of enemy air craft, missiles and other low and medium range targets.
Pechora has an effective range of 32 Kms. This is the only school in the country to have this system along with the launcher in the campus.
Speaking on the occasion, Air Marshal asked youths to take up a challenging career in the Armed Forces to serve the nation with pride, an official release said here.
