Technology
A company out of Ann Arbor, Michigan is using some spider-man technology to craft a stronger line of body armor and the Army is taking an interest, Defense One reports. Kraig Biocraft has been working on Dragon Silk, a fiber based on spider silk. Spider silk, it turns out, is incredibly strong but difficult to harvest in bulk. Kraig Biocraft managed to sidestep the problem by genetically engineering silkworms to produce spider silk, allowing them to weave it into a bullet-resistant fabric that holds the promise of being more flexible than the kevlar material currently used in body armor.
Israeli industry is bracing for lost funding and layoffs as a result of a proposed $38 billion, 10-year US military aid package that rescinds Israel’s ability to convert a significant portion of US grant dollars into shekels for local research, development and procurement. – Defense News
An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) from Syria managed Sunday to penetrate Israeli airspace and evade two Patriot anti-air interceptors and possibly an F-16-launched air-to-air missile, sources here said. – Defense News