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Both Su-30 were over lofty Pir Panjal range at the time.
On detecting missile fire, the Su-30 carried out a high speed dive behind the mountains to disappear from radar and return back to Halwara. (ground clutter in Pir Panjal is so high that even high flying Awacs radar cannot detect low flying jets over Pir Panjal).
As IAF jets are forbidden to operate Solo, wingman also flew back to Halwara.
That is very important news...But the pair of SU-30MKI on CAP in IHK were of No.15 Sqn took of from sirsa AFB.
2nd pair from Mainland which went inside IHK during engagement was of No.221 Sqn that is based at Halwara AFB. can you elaborate how many landed back as i am certain just one landed back at Halwara AFB.