Abstract
Simulation tools of various systems are very important in civil and defense sectors because the actual systems are expensive, complex, sensitive and could be a threat to human lives and property if used incorrectly or lack of expertise. Therefore, such tools are used commonly in different organizations as an alternative to the actual systems. Various simulation tools are available for defense systems but the question arises is which tool is best and meets user's demands. This problem can be solved with a suitable selection of a simulation tool. How to select a suitable tool? This is another issue which is the subject of this thesis and where this research work is focusing. To solve this issue, an evaluation framework is proposed for defense simulation tools. The proposed framework is developed based on the characteristics of the defense simulation tools, the experts opinions, and the existing evaluation methods in the literature. This framework consists of three levels: the first level indicates the main criteria, the second level describes the sub criteria while the third level defines the simulation tools. Further, a comparative analysis is made to existing works which shows an improvement in evaluations mechanisms.