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As a result of this, Indonesia has begun a rapid procurement of newer and better multirole combat fighters, such as the KAI KF-21 from Korea and the Eurofighter Typhoon and Panavia Tornado IDS from Germany. Plans to purchase F-16V Vipers and V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft from the United States are rumored, but have not yet been confirmed. In mid-April, German air and land weaponry arrived to support the fight against the ISF on a lend-lease agreement. According to the deal signed between Berlin and Jakarta, 10 Panavia Tornado IDS fighters, 25 Eurofighter Typhoon fighters, as well as 10 Boxer MRAVs and 15 Leopard 2A7 heavy tanks were lent to the Indonesian military for free. Once the ISF has been defeated or crippled, Indonesia shall pay Germany for the official transferring of ownership of the weapons to Indonesia.

Over a course of five days from April 17 to April 22, Eurofighter Typhoons, Panavia Tornadoes and F-16 fighters airstriked, bombed, and fired upon ISF positions preventing an Indonesian motorized force from closing the gap to surround a large ISF force south of Jakarta. The airstrikes were successful, and almost 650 ISF insurgents and a large stockpile of weapons were captured. Four mobile missile batteries were also captured, and were immediately turned against ISF frontline positions 5 kilometers south. Air strikes continued on known ISF non-civilian positions, but some in the government have expressed concern of the possibility of civilian hostages being held at these sites.

"We must take great caution when carelessly bombing ISF targets, for we do not know what lies within", stated an Air Force spokesperson. The Air Force Command began classified operations with the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), the complete nature of which remains unknown. Three civilian hostages were rescued from an ISF-occupied outpost only three minutes before an airstrike hit the site. Airstrikes were subsequently scaled down to reduce civilian casualties, but aerial attacks on ISF missile and artillery batteries, as well as imminent ISF threats. Indonesian long-range missile batteries also fired upon ISF positions, to further stun the enemy and their capability to fight back.

As the Indonesian military and her IPDEC allies continue to fight against the ISF menace, however, intelligence reports suggested a massive ISF strike at Sukabumi, where only 1,250 troops and 23 tanks were stationed. On April 21, a reconnaissance satellite spotted ISF transport trucks, MG pickup trucks, as well as ISF missile batteries. Infantry scrambled to take up defensive positions, but was too late. By April 23, after two days of gunfighting, half of Sukabumi City was occupied by ISF insurgents, who were skilled in urban combat. Air Force airstrikes on the city were prohibited due to the large civilian population, and the military prepares to launch a 6,500 man operation to recapture the city from the 3,450 ISF insurgents stationed there.