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Washington denies reports of new missile deliveries to Pakistan, clarifying no recent transfers have taken place between the two countries.
US Embassy clarifies Pakistan’s inclusion in a defense contract is routine and involves no delivery of new weapons. (IMAGE: REUTERS FILE/REPRESENTATIVE)
The United States Embassy in India has clarified that no new missile systems are being supplied to Pakistan under a recently updated defense contract. In a statement issued on Friday, the Embassy said that an update published by the US Department of Defense on September 30 was “a standard contract announcement” that included a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) modification for sustainment and spare parts for multiple partner countries, including 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 press release said.
“The Administration would like to emphasize that no part of this referenced contract modification is for deliveries of new Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAMs) to Pakistan,” the Embassy clarified. It further added that the agreement “does not include any upgrade to Pakistan’s current capabilities.”
The confusion stemmed from a September 30 contract announcement by the US Department of War, which listed Pakistan among several countries under a $41.6 million modification to an existing Foreign Military Sales agreement with Raytheon for AMRAAM missiles. The mention of Pakistan led to speculation that Washington had resumed advanced arms supplies to Islamabad.
According to the Department’s contract page, “Raytheon Co., Tucson, Arizona, was awarded a $41,681,329 firm-fixed-price modification (P00026) to a previously awarded contract (FA8675-23-C-0037) for Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles variants and the production and sustainment thereof. The modification brings the total cumulative face value of the contract to $2,512,389,558 from $2,470,708,229. Work will be performed at Tucson, Arizona, and is expected to be completed by May 30, 2030.”
The Department further noted that the contract involves Foreign Military Sales to multiple partner nations, including the United Kingdom, Poland, Pakistan, Germany, Finland, Australia, Romania, Qatar, Oman, South Korea, Greece, Switzerland, Portugal, Singapore, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, Japan, Slovakia, Denmark, Canada, Belgium, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Italy, Norway, Spain, Kuwait, Sweden, Taiwan, Lithuania, Israel, Bulgaria, Hungary and Turkey.
Shankhyaneel Sarkar is a senior subeditor at News18. He covers international affairs, where he focuses on breaking news to in-depth analyses. He has over five years of experience during which he has covered sev…Read More
Shankhyaneel Sarkar is a senior subeditor at News18. He covers international affairs, where he focuses on breaking news to in-depth analyses. He has over five years of experience during which he has covered sev… Read More
October 10, 2025, 08:45 IST
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