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Requirement

Meaning in military & defence, with examples

/rɪˈkwaɪəmənt/nounCommon term

In military & defence, requirement means: A clear statement of what a system, product or service must do or achieve, used to guide its design, procurement and testing.

In Turkish: gereksinim, ihtiyaç

How it is used

Requirements are defined, written, validated and met. Phrases: operational requirement, technical requirements, requirements document, user requirement. A good requirement is clear, measurable and testable.

Example sentences

  1. The new truck must meet the requirement to carry five tonnes off-road.

  2. The army and the industry team reviewed the requirements document together.

Common collocations

  • operational requirement
  • meet a requirement
  • technical requirements
  • requirements document
  • define requirements
  • procurementThe whole process of obtaining equipment, services or works, from defining the need and running a competition to signing and managing the contract.
  • capabilityThe ability of a force or system to carry out a particular task, which depends on equipment, trained people, procedures and support together.
  • acceptance testA formal test carried out before the customer takes delivery, to check that a product or system meets the requirements agreed in the contract.
  • prototypeAn early working model of a system or vehicle, built to test and improve the design before full production begins.

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