Is Pakistan Getting New AIM-120 AMRAAM Missiles From the US? Embassy Clarifies

Published: Friday, October 10, 2025, 11:39 [IST]

The American Embassy in India has denied the reports which claimed that Pakistan will get new AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAMs) from the US.

In clear words, no new missiles or upgrades are being supplied to Pakistan. "On September 30, 2025, the Department of War released a list of standard contract announcements, which referred to an amendment to an existing Foreign Military Sales contract for sustainment and spares for several countries, including Pakistan. The Administration would like to emphasise that, contrary to false media reports, no part of this referenced contract modification is for deliveries of new Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAMs) to Pakistan. The sustainment does not include an upgrade to any of Pakistan's current capabilities," the US Embassy in India said in a statement.

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The American Embassy in India refuted claims that Pakistan would receive new AIM-120 AMRAAMs from the US, clarifying that a Department of War contract amendment is for sustainment and spares, not new missile deliveries or capability upgrades, and includes other countries.

Is Pakistan Getting New AIM-120 AMRAAM Missiles From the US Embassy Clarifies

It was earlier reported that the US would supply AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM). Islamabad was one of the countries that would get the said misslies, Express Tribune reported citing a press release issued by the Department of War (DoW).

The AMRAAM is compatible only with the F-16 fighter jet.

As per the DoW, Raytheon-the producer of the AMRAAM-has received a contract modification exceeding USD 41.6 million on a previously awarded contract (FA8675-23-C-0037) for the manufacturing of the missile's C8 and D3 variants. This modification, which includes Pakistan among other recipients of foreign military sales, raises the total contract value to over USD 2.51 billion.

The UK, Poland, Pakistan, Germany, Finland, Australia, Romania, Qatar, Oman, Korea, Greece, Switzerland, Portugal, Singapore, Netherlands, Czech Republic, Japan, Slovakia, Denmark, Canada, Belgium, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Italy, Norway, Spain, Kuwait, Sweden, Taiwan, Lithuania, Israel, Bulgaria, Hungary, and Turkey are the countries that covered the foreign military sales.

The completion of work on this order is anticipated by May 2030.

Published On October 10, 2025