Washington: The U.S. Department of Defense has updated its official list of countries eligible to procure the Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM). Pakistan is listed among potential buyers of the AIM-120C8/D3 missile, produced by American defense firm Raytheon. The Department of Defense website highlights that the update comes under an existing contract (FA8675-23-C-0037), covering more than a dozen countries.

In simple terms, the United States has updated an existing missile supply contract with a $41.68 million adjustment (P00026), adding Islamabad to the supplier list. This does not yet constitute a signed deal for immediate delivery but paves the way for potential future military sales.

The larger Raytheon contract is worth about $2.51 billion, and Pakistan has now bee

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