Washington Says No New Missile Shipments Being Sent To Pakistan

<p>The United States has rejected claims that Pakistan will receive new Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAMs) under a recently revised defence agreement, clarifying that the update concerns only maintenance and spare parts rather than the transfer of new weapons.</p>
<h2><strong>Embassy Issues Clarification</strong></h2>
<p>In a statement issued on Friday, the US Embassy in India explained that the Department of War&rsquo;s announcement on 30 September referred to &ldquo;an amendment to an existing Foreign Military Sales contract for sustainment and spares for several countries, including Pakistan.&rdquo;</p>
<p>The embassy underlined that &ldquo;contrary to false media reports, no part of this referenced contract modification is for deliveries of new AMRAAMs to Pakistan,&rdquo; and added that the agreement &ldquo;does not include an upgrade to any of Pakistan&rsquo;s current capabilities.&rdquo;</p>
<h2><strong>Reports Misread Contract Details</strong></h2>
<p>The clarification followed reports in several media outlets, among them Pakistan&rsquo;s Dawn newspaper, which had interpreted the Department of War&rsquo;s 30 September update as confirmation of a new missile deal with Islamabad.</p>
<p>The department&rsquo;s official statement said that Raytheon Co., based in Tucson, Arizona, had received a $41 million modification to an ongoing AMRAAM production contract, raising the total value to more than $2.5 billion.</p>
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<p dir=”ltr” lang=”en”>US Embassy in India issues a clarification on media reports of missile sales to Pakistan. It states, “The sustainment does not include an upgrade to any of Pakistan’s current capabilities.” <a href=”https://t.co/zILlcs8QJD”>pic.twitter.com/zILlcs8QJD</a></p>
&mdash; ANI (@ANI) <a href=”https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1976483320482627979?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>October 10, 2025</a></blockquote>
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<p>That contract covers foreign military sales to multiple countries &mdash; including the United Kingdom, Germany, Israel, Australia, Qatar, Oman, Singapore, Japan, Canada, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Italy, Kuwait, T&uuml;rkiye, and Pakistan &mdash; and is expected to run until May 2030.</p>
<p>While Pakistan&rsquo;s name appeared among the list of beneficiaries, the embassy has now clarified that its inclusion relates solely to sustainment and support services, not to the supply of new missiles.</p>
<h2><strong>Previous AMRAAM Purchases</strong></h2>
<p>Pakistan acquired approximately 700 AMRAAMs in 2007 to equip its F-16 fighter jets, which, at the time, was the largest international order for the air-to-air missile system.</p>
<p>Speculation about a fresh missile delivery emerged weeks after Pakistan&rsquo;s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Army Chief General Asim Munir held talks with US President Donald Trump in September.</p>