US Southern Command’s General Laura Richardson announced during her fourth visit to Honduras that the US will lift existing restrictions on the Honduran Air Force and strengthen its Naval Force and radar systems. The announcement was made in the presence of Honduran President Xiomara Castro in Tegucigalpa, where defense and security cooperation topics were discussed. […]
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