Archive · 12 Dec 2025
Pakistan's AI Navy: Deepfakes Target Indian Naval Leadership
Pakistan has been using AI-generated deepfakes and edited videos to target Indian naval leaders and show fake missile tests.
They made videos that looked like India's top navy officers were saying bad things about their own government.
These videos were not real but were made to look real.
Pakistan also shared videos of their missile tests that made them look more powerful than they really are.
India, on the other hand, showed its real strength by sending many ships to the Arabian Sea.
This is a new way of fighting where countries try to trick each other and the public using fake videos and information.
India's navy is strong, but now they also need to be ready to fight against these fake stories and videos.
Pakistan used AI-generated deepfakes to impersonate Indian naval leaders, aiming to erode trust and create confusion.
Doctored videos of Pakistan's missile tests exaggerated capabilities, claiming hypersonic and carrier-kill capabilities not officially confirmed.
India's Operation Sindoor demonstrated real maritime strength with a significant deployment of ships, contrasting Pakistan's limited naval presence.
Pakistan's strategy involves official vagueness coupled with unofficial hype to shape perceptions without accountability.
India's naval superiority is unquestioned, but the focus now includes defending against information manipulation and maintaining narrative integrity.
- Who
- Pakistan's digital networks and India's naval leadership
- What
- Use of AI-generated deepfakes and doctored missile footage to target Indian naval leadership and project maritime strength
- When
- Recent, during the Pahalgam–Sindoor crisis
- Where
- South Asia, primarily in the digital ecosystem surrounding the Arabian Sea
- Why
- To shape perception, erode trust, and compensate for real maritime constraints
- Targeted Individuals
- Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi, Director General Naval Operations (DGNO)
- Deepfake Analysis
- India’s Deepfakes Analysis Unit
- Pakistan's Missile Test
- P-282 ship-launched anti-ship ballistic missile
- Indian Operation
- Operation Sindoor
- Pakistan's ASBM Capability
- Estimated 290–350 km range, comparable to China’s CM-401
- Indian Naval Response
- Deployed 3 dozen ships, including aircraft carrier group
- Pakistan Navy's Response
- Confined to Karachi, propulsion issues, limited vessel availability