5.2 Major Project Issues

Description

Remedial Action

Phase 2.3

The development and service release of Australian Unique Software Load 7 (Austblock 7) has caused a delay to the achievement of the IOC milestone.

This issue has been retired as Austblock 7 achieved Service Release in April 2011.

The contracted production rate of aircraft modifications will not meet the FOC milestone.

Formal requests to the Contractor have been made to try to recover the schedule however the Contractor is unable to provide a proposal due to an inability to obtain personnel resources to improve performance. The delay to production is accepted and no further mitigation is planned.

The HACTS will not be upgraded to support the Phase 2.3 configuration to meet the FOC milestone.

This issue has been downgraded and is no longer considered a Major Project Issue. A HACTS upgrade solution based on incorporating aircraft software load Austblock 8 is being pursued as an initial stage that supports the Phase 2.3 FMR milestone.

Final delivery of Weapon Station 6 adaptors for the Electronics Counter Measures Jammer Pod will not meet the FOC milestone.

Schedule recovery is not possible for the current FMR milestone date.

There is a potential issue with the design of the Pylon Modification Kit (modification to fit Supplementary Countermeasures Dispensing System) where the Original Equipment Manufacturer SAAB has identified additional design certification requirements.

This issue has now been downgraded and not considered a Major Project Issue. Mitigation action is to accept the design and implement a safety by inspection regime to ensure continued airworthiness of the design.

HACTS

The HACTS is unable to host the latest version of the Australian unique aircraft software load. 

This issue has been resolved in the interim by loading a later aircraft software version. There is a risk that this may recur for future aircraft software versions. This issue has been downgraded and is no longer considered a Major Project Issue.