https://www.graphene-info.com/eda-launches-new-study-assess-graphenes-potential-defence-applications

EDA launches new study to assess graphene's potential for defence applications

The European Defence Agency (EDA) hosted the kick-off meeting for a new study to be carried out over the next 12 months on possible future applications of graphene in the military domain and its expected impact on the European defence industry. The study findings are expected to be published in December 2018/January 2019.

To explore the possible military applications in the land, air and maritime domains, the EDA launched the graphene study which, following a Europe-wide call for tenders, was assigned to Fundacion Tecnalia Research and Innovation (Spain) who will collaborate with two partners, the Technical University of Cartagena (Spain) and Cambridge Nanomaterial Technology (United Kingdom). All consortium members have proven experience in graphene research and also in the defence sector.

The study has three main objectives:

• to analyse and evaluate the extent to which graphene is already used in dual-use or military areas and what the prospects of future defence applications are;
• to develop an ambitious-yet-realistic roadmap for the development of graphene in the defence domains, backed and supported by the EDA’s ‘Materials’ CapTech;
• to demonstrate graphene’s defence-related potential through a series of practical experiments the results of which will be published in a scientific journal
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http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/news/2008/jul/17/graphene-has-record-breaking-strength

Graphene is the strongest material in the world, according to new experiments done by researchers at Columbia University in the US.

"The intrinsic strength of graphene can be considered as an 'upper bound' for the strength of materials — rather like diamond is for hardness — that could serve as a goal for engineers who design materials," added Hone. "The new result will also serve as an experimental 'benchmark' to validate various theories and computer models that predict the elastic properties of materials at very high strains."

"To put things in perspective: if a sheet of cling film (which typically has a thickness of around 100 µm) were to have the same strength as pristine graphene, it would require a force of over 20,000 N to puncture it with a pencil," he explained. "That is the force exerted by a mass of 2000 kg, or a large car!"