Pak may have faked Babur-3 missile launch by forging video: Expert

NEW DELHI: A day after Pakistan stated that it had conducted its first successful test fire of Submarine Launched Cruise Missile (SLCM) Babur-3, a satellite imagery expert has claimed that Pakistan might have faked the launch.

Raj, who claims to be a satellite imagery expert, explains on his twitter handle—@rajfortyseven—that a video showing the launch of Babur-3, which was released by the Pakistan military yesterday, is a "fake video clip" because it uses computer-generated imagery.

#Pakistan #SLCM #Babur3 Fake video clip uses CGI. Geo-location coming up shortly. https://t.co/26ysrUQDrc

— RAJ (@rajfortyseven) January 9, 2017

In his tweets, the expert has picked up scenes from the video, showing the missile’s flight, and compared them with actual satellite images. The images show changes were made in the background to show that a test happened. The missile colour and speed also change after 15 seconds of the video.

The expert also pointed out that the missile flight of eight seconds covers 15 kilometres, meaning the speed works out to 6,750 kms, which is almost high hyper-sonic speed.

#Pakistan #SLCM #Babur3 Geo-located CGI 25°20'13"N 64°53'18"E. Missile moves 15kms in 8sec speed 6750kmph. pic.twitter.com/Dc3TV6zVvd

— RAJ (@rajfortyseven) January 9, 2017





Watch video of Babur-3 launch released by Pakistan military

#Pakistan successfully test fired first Submarine launched Cruise Missile Babur-3. Rg 450 Km. #COAS congrats Nation and the team involved. pic.twitter.com/YRNei5oF65

— Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor (@OfficialDGISPR) January 9, 2017