The Eagle
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Sir you already have so many problems with me so please avoid quoting me until or unless I again ' violate ' any forum role. Thanks. " He dared to challenge the PAF package and was promptly shot down" answers your question..
Problems with you? May be you are reading too much into things but not the case from side so, relax.
Dared to challenge, is more relative to air warfare. You have to read as what it is called and how it is taken into consideration as such.... a challenge means to have a Radar lock which ultimately alarms pilot at other end and then, cat & mouse game starts to break the lock and furthermore, only daring one will return with surprise to locking back and taking a shot. However, that does not mean that both are looking at each other while flying in close proximity which may be possible for WVR but here is the case of BVR and I am quoting directly from PAF as to what you referred.... this is about radar range which is your eye to see not the visual you have. I have a range to track for 100+KM and shoot that means I can still remain within my air space and can lock 100+KM cross the border so doesn't mean I crossed the IB. F-16 didn't need to cross LoC (for brief time period) for that matter. Indians been whining that F-16s were used for strike package and ISPR clarified in advance that F-16s were not part of Strike Package. F-16s were on CAP/supporting/protecting our strike package and that exactly answers your question.