Test and
Evaluation

Major System / Platform Variant

Original
Planned

Current
Planned

Achieved
/Forecast

Variance
(Months)

Notes

System
Integration

Troop Vehicle

Jun 04

Dec 04

6

Command Vehicle

Sep 04

Mar 06

18

Assault Pioneer Vehicle

Oct 04

Dec 06

26

Mortar Vehicle

Apr 06

May 07

13

Direct Fire Weapon Vehicle A

Apr 06

Apr 07

12

Ambulance Vehicle

Aug 07

Feb 08

6

Air Defence Vehicle

Sep 11

Sep 11

Sep 11

0

Acceptance

All PP1 vehicles except 
Ambulance  

Jun 06

Jun 07

13

PP1 - Ambulance  

Jul 07

May 08

10

Troop Vehicle

May 06

Jun 09

37

1

Command Vehicle

Jul 06

Jun 09

35

Assault Pioneer Vehicle

Jan 07

Jun 09

29

Mortar Vehicle

May 07

Jun 09

25

Direct Fire Weapon Vehicle

Mar 07

Jun 09

27

Ambulance Vehicle

Jul 07

Jun 09

23

Air Defence Vehicle

Apr 12

Apr 12

Apr 12

0

Notes

1

Additional reviews and testing requirements impacted the ability of Thales to conduct Production Acceptance Testing and Evaluation in the original timeframe.  The situation was also impacted by the priority to support vehicles deployed on operations. 

Technical issues that resulted in design changes impacted on the ability to finalise Production and Acceptance Testing and Evaluation.