{"id":87784,"date":"2025-10-07T19:41:35","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T14:41:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=87784"},"modified":"2025-10-07T19:41:35","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T14:41:35","slug":"washington-to-supply-pakistan-with-air-to-air-missiles-by-2030","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/washington-to-supply-pakistan-with-air-to-air-missiles-by-2030\/","title":{"rendered":"Washington to supply Pakistan with air-to-air missiles by 2030"},"content":{"rendered":"

ISLAMABAD: The United States of America (USA<\/a>) has approved the sale of advanced air-to-air missiles to the Pakistan Air Force (PAF), a move seen as a sign of renewed military cooperation between the two countries.<\/p>\n

According to official documents released by Washington, the new deal will provide Pakistan with AIM-120D-3 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAMs) – the most advanced version of the series – by 2030.<\/p>\n

The US Department of War (formerly Defense) confirmed that the contract, worth $2.5 billion, was awarded to Raytheon and will cover the production of AMRAAMs for several allied countries, including Pakistan, Turkey and other US partners.<\/p>\n

The AIM-120D-3 missile represents the latest generation of the AMRAAM family, designed for beyond-visual-range (BVR) warfare and capable of neutralizing enemy aircraft and incoming missiles with greater accuracy and longer range.<\/p>\n

Defense experts say the new acquisition will significantly enhance the strike capability and air defense capability of Pakistan\u2019s F-16 fleet. The upgraded missiles will replace the AIM-120C-5 versions currently in service, which were supplied with the F-16 Block 52 aircraft purchased by Pakistan in 2010.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe AIM-120D-3 will give the PAF a distinct advantage in terms of accuracy and range in BVR engagements,\u201d defense analysts noted, describing the move as a significant step in modernization.<\/p>\n

Pakistan had reportedly been lobbying for the new-generation AMRAAMs for several years, seeking to modernize its air defense capabilities in line with regional developments.<\/p>\n

The development reportedly followed a series of high-level meetings in July, when PAF chief Air Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Babar Sidhu visited Washington and held talks with senior US military and political officials.<\/p>\n

Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir also recently held several meetings with US President Donald Trump and top defence officials, indicating that Pakistan-US military ties have once again entered a phase of practical cooperation.<\/p>\n

Earlier today, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General (DG) Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry had said that Pakistan\u2019s military development strategy revolves around inducting efficient, effective platforms and promoting indigenous defence technology.<\/p>\n

In an exclusive interview with international publication Bloomberg, the ISPR<\/a> chief stressed that Pakistan is ready to acquire advanced technology from both eastern and western sources, while also strengthening its indigenous capabilities.<\/p>\n

Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif told Bloomberg that Pakistan\u2019s defence approach has been based on the desire for technical efficiency and operational effectiveness rather than hostility.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur military development strategy has always been to induct efficient and effective platforms and indigenous Pakistani technology,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He added that Pakistan is \u201cready to acquire all kinds of technology, whether it is self-made or from the East and West,\u201d indicating Islamabad\u2019s pragmatic stance on defense modernization.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ISLAMABAD: The United States of America (USA) has approved the sale of advanced air-to-air missiles to the Pakistan Air Force (PAF), a move seen as a sign of renewed military cooperation between the two countries. According to official documents released by Washington, the new deal will provide Pakistan with AIM-120D-3 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":87785,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[4487,457,737,4788,875],"class_list":["post-87784","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pakistan","tag-dg-ispr","tag-ispr","tag-paf","tag-united-states-of-america","tag-usa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87784","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=87784"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87784\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":87786,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87784\/revisions\/87786"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/87785"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=87784"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=87784"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=87784"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}