Thus, for example, last November, the US lifted its six-year embargo on military sales to Indonesia, imposed in 1999 in response to human rights abuses in East Timor. Indonesia immediately expressed its intention to purchase C-130 transport aircraft, as well as fast patrol boats to conduct “anti-terrorism and anti-piracy measures.”
目前看来，除新加坡外，似乎俄罗斯的战斗机是该地区武器的首选。俄罗斯在当地武器市场上日益扩大的份额令美国担心。美国是世界最大的武器供应国并仍然是亚洲最强大的军事存在。因此，美国在去年十一月就解除了1999年以来对印尼实施的武器禁运。该禁运是针对东帝汶的人权状况做出的。而印尼也立即表示了购买C‑130运输机和用于“反恐怖和反海盗”的巡逻快艇的意愿。