US approves major $14bn arms sale to Indonesia

US to sell Indonesia up to 36 F-15 fighter jets, engines and related equipment, including munitions and communications.

The Biden administration on Thursday approved a major arms sale to Indonesia, as the United States presses ahead with steps it believes will help counter China’s increasing assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific.

The State Department announced a $13.9bn sale of advanced fighter jets to Indonesia while Secretary of State Antony Blinken was visiting Australia on a trip intended to underscore the US determination not to allow China free rein in the Pacific.