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This study represents the combined efforts of three military Research Fellows participating in an 11-month Senior Service College Research Fellowship program sponsored by the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Technology) (USD(A&T)). We undertook this research project to assess the feasibility of using virtual prototypes in the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) weapon systems acquisition process. Our goal was to identify and assess the current uses of virtual prototypes by commercial companies, defense contractors and universities. We wanted first-hand impressions from people with hands-on experience on how they viewed the utility of virtual prototypes, their successes, disappointments, key risks and challenges. The DOD is dramatically refocusing its acquisition philosophy to ensure only weapon systems which significantly influence the outcome of a future battle will be produced. The DOD is creating an electronic battlefield that will become the site of future weapon system evaluations. Virtual prototypes will become the means through which the warfighting impact of each existing and proposed system will be assessed.