A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from Florida on Thursday night carrying Israel’s first lunar lander on a mission that if successful will make the Jewish state only the fourth nation to achieve a controlled touchdown on the moon’s surface. The unmanned robotic lander dubbed...

Poland said Sunday it will buy mobile rocket launchers worth $414 million (365 million euros) from the United States, as Warsaw seeks closer ties with Washington amid concerns over a resurgent Russia. The deal, due to be signed Wednesday, will "significantly increase the Polish army's...

Brazil's aircraft maker Embraer said Wednesday it has finalized a contract to sell 12 light attack aircraft to Nigeria's air force, which is fighting an insurgency by Boko Haram jihadists. Embraer's military aircraft division said in a statement it and a partner firm making electronic...

The US Army said Wednesday it wants to purchase a limited number of Iron Dome short-range air defense systems, an interceptor technology developed by Israel with US support. Army spokesman Colonel Patrick Seiber said the deal would meet a short-term need to protect troops from "indirect...