The United States on Friday refuted media reports claiming that Pakistan would receive new Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAMs) under a recently modified defense contract. The US clarified that the agreement only covers maintenance and spare parts support, not the delivery of new weapons.
In a statement, the US Embassy said the Department of War’s September 30 announcement referred to “an amendment to an existing Foreign Military Sales contract for sustainment and spares for several countries, including Pakistan.”
It further emphasized that “contrary to false media reports, no part of this referenced contract modification is for deliveries of new AMRAAMs to Pakistan,” and added that the sustainment work “does not include an upgrade to any of Pakistan's current capabilities.”
The clarification followed media reports, including from Pakistan’s Dawn newspaper, that interpreted the Department of War’s contract update as a new missile sale. The official announcement had stated that Raytheon Co., based in Tucson, Arizona, received a $41 million modification to an existing AMRAAM production contract, taking the total value to over $2.5 billion.
According to the Department of War, the contract involves foreign military sales to several countries including the United Kingdom, Germany, Israel, Australia, Qatar, Oman, Singapore, Japan, Canada, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Italy, Kuwait, Turkiye, and Pakistan, and is expected to be completed by May 2030.
While Pakistan’s name appeared in the list, the US Embassy clarified that its inclusion pertains only to sustainment support activities, not to any new missile deliveries.
Pakistan had previously purchased about 700 AMRAAMs in 2007 for its F-16 fleet, marking one of the largest international orders for the missile system at the time.
Reports of a new supply arrangement surfaced shortly after Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Army Chief General Asim Munir met with former US President Donald Trump in September.
In a statement, the US Embassy said the Department of War’s September 30 announcement referred to “an amendment to an existing Foreign Military Sales contract for sustainment and spares for several countries, including Pakistan.”
It further emphasized that “contrary to false media reports, no part of this referenced contract modification is for deliveries of new AMRAAMs to Pakistan,” and added that the sustainment work “does not include an upgrade to any of Pakistan's current capabilities.”
The clarification followed media reports, including from Pakistan’s Dawn newspaper, that interpreted the Department of War’s contract update as a new missile sale. The official announcement had stated that Raytheon Co., based in Tucson, Arizona, received a $41 million modification to an existing AMRAAM production contract, taking the total value to over $2.5 billion.
According to the Department of War, the contract involves foreign military sales to several countries including the United Kingdom, Germany, Israel, Australia, Qatar, Oman, Singapore, Japan, Canada, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Italy, Kuwait, Turkiye, and Pakistan, and is expected to be completed by May 2030.
While Pakistan’s name appeared in the list, the US Embassy clarified that its inclusion pertains only to sustainment support activities, not to any new missile deliveries.
Pakistan had previously purchased about 700 AMRAAMs in 2007 for its F-16 fleet, marking one of the largest international orders for the missile system at the time.
Reports of a new supply arrangement surfaced shortly after Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Army Chief General Asim Munir met with former US President Donald Trump in September.
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