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How to Prepare a Military Vehicle Restoration Project The intimidating looks and the large size of military vehicles are not enough to keep these vehicles resistant to the wear-and-tear process. The restoration of these military vehicles requires a lot of time, money and joint effort. This article guides you through a list of materials as well as the steps you need to follow to prepare your military vehicle restoration project. Best Military Boots If you need military boots of all kinds and for all purposes, you can check some of the best shops online for military boots and gear. Kevlar Based Body Armor In the mid 70s DuPont Corporation invented a synthetic fiber which was named as Kevlar. This fiber when tightly woven and layers were used for Body Armor which showed amazing results. The Body Armor made out of Kevlar were immediately approved and inducted by the US law enforcement agencies as the lightweight of this Body Armor made it possible for unrestricted movement while providing effective protection. The initial Body Armor made out of Kevlar consisted of 15 layers of Kevlar fabric which w Features of the Improved Outer Tactical Vest The Improved Outer Tactical Vest or the IOTV as it is commonly known, is a result of continuous research and development by the army which began the spring of 2006. The US Army shortlisted seventeen vendors who had come forward with designs of improvement in Body Armor. Of these seventeen, six vendors were selected and asked to provide their prototypes of their designs for a user evaluation which was conducted in the month of January and February of the year 2007. Future of the Body Armor After Kevlar was invented in the 70s, many other corporations did research and came out with a number of alternatives fabrics claimed to be bullet proof like Honeywell's Gold Flex and Spectra, DSM's Dyneema, Teijin Twaron's Twaron and Zylon from Toyobo.