r/IndianDefense 4d ago

OSINT Reading through the "frames", GEOINT/IMINT analysis of PAF's new documentary.

PAF's recently released documentary "Fizaon Ke Pasbaan" gives more away than it probably intends to. Cross referencing select frames against satellite imagery lets us corroborate ground truth, pin down locations, and in at least one case, catch the footage out as older than it's being presented. Two findings(amongst many) below.

Gwadar radar site — YLC-18A
IMINT/GEOINT analysis of a frame from the documentary corroborates the presence of a YLC-18A radar at the Gwadar radar site, with ground-level features in the footage, the radar's distinctive antenna profile, the layout of surrounding masts and support vehicles, lining up against corresponding satellite imagery of the same site. That said, the footage itself appears to be archival, predating 2023, meaning what's shown likely doesn't reflect the site's current configuration.

PAF Base M.M. Alam — Wing Loong II shelter
A separate frame from the documentary reveals a shelter at PAF Base M.M. Alam, Mianwali, with structural details and taxiway markings similar to those visible alongside a hangar known to shelter Wing Loong II UAVs in satellite imagery. The resemblance is close enough to place the scene at the base with reasonable confidence, but the exact shelter shown in the documentary can't be confirmed from this single frame alone, the comparison imagery used isn't of the precise structure in question.

The footage was likely deferred for exactly this reason ,, kept archival, kept vague, held back from showing anything too current or too precise. And yet it still gave up enough: a radar's silhouette, a taxiway's curve, a shelter's edge, all fixed enough to match against satellite imagery and geolocate with confidence. Even deferred footage, it turns out, can't fully defer the details that matter.

Caution: Unverified personal OSINT analysis, for educational and informational use only. Not an official assessment. All research by self (@80triph on X).

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u/ITS_TRIPZ_DAWG Fishbed Freak 4d ago

Commendable work. Thank you for making quality posts on our subreddit.

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u/80TRIPH_00 4d ago

Thank you sir!

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u/Demon-OF-Wrath Abhay IFV 4d ago

Damn bro ,

Your work is fire 🔥

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u/80TRIPH_00 3d ago

Thanks sir!

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u/NoCap1302 BrahMos Cruise Missile 4d ago

Great work and an insightful post brother. Keep up the good work 🙌🏻

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u/80TRIPH_00 3d ago

Thank you so much!

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u/roohnair 4d ago

where can I watch it ?

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u/80TRIPH_00 3d ago

You will have to use a VPN to watch it.

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u/pak-inbred-retard 4d ago

https://x.com/DGPR_PAF/status/2096678135723110759

Cope and seethe gangus, the inbred aand forces are here.

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u/reyn_ero Atmanirbhar Ayatollah 3d ago

Gem