3.1  Design Review Progress

Review

Major System / Platform Variant

Original Planned

Current Planned

Achieved /Forecast

Variance (Months)

Notes

System Requirements

Mission System (Includes Platform / Combat Systems)

Feb 08

Feb 08

Feb 08

0

 

Support System

Apr 08

Apr 08

Apr 08

0

 

Preliminary Design

Communication

Oct 08

Oct 08

Dec 08

2

1

Navigation

Oct 08

Oct 08

Dec 08

2

1

Platform System

Nov 08

Nov 08

Nov 08

0

 

Combat System

Dec 08

Apr 09

Apr 09

4

1

Whole of Ship

Jan 09

May 09

May 09

4

1

Support system

Mar 09

May 09

May 09

2

1

Detailed Design

Communication

May 09

Sep 09

Sep 09

4

1

Navigation

Jun 09

Jun 09

Jun 09

0

 

Platform system

Jun 09

Jun 09

Jun 09

0

 

Combat system

Jul 09

Oct 09

Oct 09

3

1

Whole of ship

Jul 09

Dec 09

Dec 09

5

1

Support system

Aug 09

Dec 09

Dec 09

4

1

Notes

1

Due to the complexity of the design and integration of the combat, communications and platform systems, more time has been allocated to the design review activities. LHD1 was launched from the slipway in Spain in February 2011 and the Grand Block#01 erected for LHD2 the following day. Superstructure production commenced in Melbourne in November 2010.