Test and
Evaluation

Major System / Platform Variant

Original Planned

Current Planned
(Note 1)

Achieved
/Forecast
(Note 1)

Variance (Months)

Notes

System
Integration

Airborne Mission System

Mar 06

Sep 11

May 12

74

2

Operational Mission Simulator

Mar 06

Dec 10

Nov 10

57

Operational Flight Trainer

Dec 05

Dec 05

Dec 05

0

Mission Support System

Jul 06

Oct 08

Aug 11

61

3

AEW&C Support Facility

Dec 06

Dec 10

Nov 11

61

4

Acceptance

Airborne Mission System

Nov 06

Sep 11

May 12

66

5

Operational Mission Simulator

May 06

Sep 11

Dec 11

64

4, 5

Operational Flight Trainer

Mar 06

Nov 08

Feb 09

35

6

Mission Support System

Aug 06

Jul 11

Aug 11

60

4, 5

AEW&C Support Facility

Mar 07

Mar 11

Nov 11

56

4, 5

Notes

1

The Current Planned dates reflect the revised schedule agreed as part of the April 2011 commercial settlement, whereas the Forecast dates and associated Variances reflect Defence's assessment of when completion is likely to be achieved. The above dates reflect the completion of testing relating to the Contract Specification and do not include testing associated with the additional compensatory work agreed under the commercial settlement.

2

Airborne Mission System (AMS) integration continues to challenge progress of the AMS development and test program. Most significant challenges relate to finalisation and integration of the mission computing, datalinks, and electronic support measures subsystems, including integrated maturity, loading and latency, and stability. Supplier hardware availability continues to present challenges to the type and production program.

3

System Integration Test and Evaluation, previously reported as completed in May 2009, has been resumed as a result of deficiencies subsequently revealed during integrated mission testing.

4

Ground Support Segments (GSS) continue to be impacted by AMS schedule delays.

5

Problems associated with sub-system integration; mission computing, loading and latency, radar and electronic support measures maturity and stability; and supplier hardware availability.

6

Disagreement between Boeing and Commonwealth over specification requirements.