Some of the mirages are using Grifo radar which does provide BVR capability as far as detection goes, for weapons lets not get in to conclusions but there is alot of confusion over some
" rumored weaponry" of PAF .... wanna take a look ??
P.S I GET BONUS POINTS FOR QUOTING TIMES OF INDIA
Pak Air Force inducts BVR missiles - Times Of India
Sure consider the following things :-
-Close proximity of IAF and PAF bases
-Acquiring radar locks on the target
-The target resisting using jamming / ECM's
-The speed of both aircrafts (supersonic / or high subsonic)
-The average success rate of a BVR missile (Its never a 100% or is it?)
-Fratricides (see the kills eg in red flag )
So consider all the above in a 2-3 minute window and tell us how do you think a WVR cannot occur ... Its not even an option ... its nearly inevitable and that is why
you see the likes of high T/W, TVC, canards etc to increase maneuverability and improve turn rates.....
And while we are at it why dont you simply answer this ...
IF WVR IS FINISHED----WHY THEN DOES IAF OPERATE R-73 SRAAM ?
Actions speak louder than words you see.....
Even the first air dominance full stealth aircraft aka the F-22 houses a gun, why is that ???
You cannot evade WVR .... It is not possible until a complete revolution of aerospace technology occurs where every one can see and target everything from anywhere ....
If you talk F-35, just think that countries would in the next decade be
operating the F-60, PAK-FA and F-35's ... all stealthy aircrafts and their own respective sensors will detect each other later .....(if you talk the current methods being employed to detect aircrafts like radars, IR signatures etc),
so again WVR will occur .....Its just a fact ...