The News Fusion website reports that India signed two contracts worth $1.4bn with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) for the purchase of two additional Phalcon/IL-76 Airborne Early Warning and Control Systems (AWACS) valued at $1 billion, and 10 Heron TP unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) during the recent visit of Israeli President Reuven Rivlin to India.

The contracts were signed in New Delhi on November 16, in the presence of Brig. Gen. (ret.) Michel Ben-Baruch, Director of IMOD's SIBAT Division, and Indian Defense Secretary G. Mohan Kumar.

An official of the Indian Air Force said the purchase of two AWACS has been pending for the past five years, and the deliveries should be made within the next two to three years. “Phalcon AWACS are tremendous force multipliers, and we are having anWayne County Wanderings: Honesdale and Augusta National

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Masters champion Art Wall Jr. was both an outstanding golfer and a genuinely nice man

While Honesdale isn't the biggest of towns in the Commonwealth, it boasts more than it's fair share of famous folks.

From baseball great Christy Mathewson and General Lyman Lemnitzer, to billiards Hall of Famer Ruth McGinnis and World War I flying ace David McKelvey Peterson, the “Maple City” has made is presence felt on the world stage more than a few times.

This weekend, with Masters Mania in full swing, it seems only fitting to pause and remember one of Honesdale's favorite sons...

The Green Jacket

Art Wall Jr., shocked the professional golfing world in 1959, posting five birdies on the final six holes to steal the Green Jacket from none other