WARSIM, the U.S. Army's next-generation simulation and intended land component of JSIMS is supposed to replace several existing “legacy” simulations. With the cancellation of JSIMS as a result of technological and organizational hurdles, we review the literature documenting the development of WARSIM's requirements specifications; analyze some particularly challenging requirements manifested in Operational Requirements Documents; describe the methodology through which those requirements were composed and drafted; and propose a framework that would integrate the analysis and input of technological subject matter experts who can adequately assess the feasibility of developing and fielding future systems.
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