Pakistan, Oct. 8 -- Following a change in the US defence company's contract that added Pakistan to the list of buyers, Raytheon has announced that it would sell Islamabad Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) by 2030.

F-16 Falcons used by the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) are also equipped with these missiles.

Raytheon was awarded a $41.6 million firm-fixed-price amendment to an earlier contract for the production of the upgraded AMRAAM's C8 and D3 variants, according to a press release issued on September 30 about the contracts the US Department of War granted for the US Air Force.

The contract said added that the alteration raised the total cumulative face value of the contract to $2.5 billion from $2.47bn.

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