Dhaka, Oct. 8 -- US arms manufacturer Raytheon is set to sell advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles to Pakistan.

The deal was confirmed on Tuesday after the company published an amended contract that added Pakistan to the list of buyers, according to Dawn.

These US missiles will be integrated into the Pakistan Air Force's F-16 Falcon fighter jets.

A US Department of Defence media statement dated Sept 30 on contracts for the Air Force said Raytheon had been awarded a $41.6 million firm-fixed-price modification to a previously awarded contract for the advanced C8 and D3 AMRAAM missile variants and their production.

It added the modification increased the total contract value from $2.47 billion to $2.51 billion.

Work will be carried...