The US Department of War confirmed Pakistan will receive AMRAAM missiles from Raytheon under a $2.5B contract, with $41M recently added. The deal includes other nations and extends to 2030. The missiles will equip Pakistan’s F-16s, following meetings between Trump and Pakistani leaders.

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The F-16 Fighting Falcon can carry mix of deadly weapons, like the AIM-120 AMRAAM, AIM-9 Sidewinder, AGM-65 Maverick, smart bombs, and a rapid-fire cannon. Its flexible arsenal makes it one of the multirole fighter jet. 

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Pakistani fighter pilots flying their F-16 combat aircraft had fired four to five American AMRAAMs (AIM-120 advanced medium-range air-to-air missile) from a distance of 40-50 km at the Indian aircraft including the Su-30 and the MiG-21 Bison.

Pakistan F-16 pilots fired 4-5 AMRAAMs at Indian planes from 40-50 km: Sources

Air Vice Marshal Ravi Kapoor on Thursday in a joint press conference confirmed that India’s MiG-21 Bison shot down a Pakistani F-16. He also displayed an AMRAAM missile casing used by F-16 as material evidence of their involvement.

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