Test and Evaluation

Major System / Platform Variant

Original Planned

Current Planned

Achieved /Forecast

Variance (Months)

Notes

System Integration -Weapons Control System Stage 1 HAW

Standard Missile Adjunct Processor (SMAP) Integration

Feb - Mar 09

N/A

Feb - Mar 09

0

Weapons Control Processor (WCP)//SMAP Integration Surface Warfare Engineering Facility

Mar - Jun 09

N/A

Mar - Jun 09

0

HAW CWI Engineering Development Model

Jun 09

N/A

Jun 09

0

System Integration Test -Shipboard

Aug - Sep 09

N/A

Sep - Oct 09

1

1

System Acceptance Test -Shipboard

Oct - Nov 09

N/A

Nov 09

0

System Integration -Weapons Control System Stage 2 (Mid-Course-Guidance)

WCP/SMAP Integration Surface Warfare Engineering Facility

Jul - Nov 10

N/A

Nov 10

0

ADACS/WCP/SMAP Integration - Garden Island, Sydney

Jul - Sep 10

N/A

Oct 10

1

2

System Integration Test -Shipboard

Dec 10 - Jan 11

N/A

Jan 11

0

System Acceptance Test -Shipboard

Jan - Mar 11

N/A

Mar 11

0

Acceptance

WSN-7B Ring Laser Gyro-compass

N/A

N/A

Sep 07 - Aug 09

0

3

SM-2 Missiles

Sep07 -Dec 08

N/A

Jul 08 -Oct 09

10

4

GMLS Mk-13 Installation (4 ships)

Feb 09 -Feb 10

N/A

Apr 09 -Jun 10

4

5,6,7

GMLS Mk-13 Roundhouse 1 Installation

Jan 09

N/A

Apr 09

2

8

OBTS

Mar 09

N/A

Jun 10

9

9

Team Trainer (TT)

Jul 09

N/A

Dec 09

5

10

WSSC

Jul 09

Oct 09

Sep 09

-2

Mk-92 Fire Control System Solid State CWI (4 Ships)

Nov 08 - Jul 09

N/A

Aug 08 - Apr 10

9

11

Mk-92 Fire Control System Solid State CWI for Ship Set 5

Nov 09 -Mar 10

N/A

Oct 09 -Jun 10

3

11

Mk-92 Fire Control System Solid State CWI for Moorestown NJ, USA.

Dec 09 -Jul 10

N/A

Jan 10 -Apr 11

9

12

Mk-92 Fire Control System Solid State CWI for Garden Island, Sydney.

Aug 10 - Sep 10

N/A

Apr 10 -Jun 11

9

12

C2 ADACS Software

Feb 12

N/A

Feb 12

0

Weapons Control System Stage 1

Dec 09

N/A

Aug 10

8

13

Weapons Control System Stage 2 Firing Event Capability Demonstration

Mar - Apr 11

Jun 11

Jun 11

3

14

Weapons Control System Stage 2

Final Operational Capability

N/A

Oct - Dec 12

Oct - Dec 12

0

15

Notes

1

A slight delay of nine days to coincide with ship completion of scheduled maintenance availability, thereby allowing the commencement of system testing.

2

Delay attributable to ADACS software development and related follow-on certification for the FFGs to operate on the Australian tactical Multi-TDL Network (MTN).

3

Delivery schedule for listed items procured under FMS Case AT-P-GMG not specified. Original planned date for delivery is not applicable.

4

Delay attributable to requisition of missile components by US Navy during (FMS Case ATP-LCY) production phase.

5

Ship 1 Installation was completed as scheduled in January 2009, however, Milestone achievement was delayed for resolution of minor design issues. This delay had no effect on the overall project delivery schedule.

6

Ship two installation completed, milestone awaiting resolution of N260469 CCP-5 (in progress This delay had no effect on the overall project delivery schedule.

7

Ship four Installation was completed as scheduled in December 2009. However the Test Results and Supplies Acceptance Certificate was provided and accepted by the Commonwealth in January 2010. This delay had no effect on the overall project delivery schedule.

8

Installation completed as scheduled in January 2009. However, the Test Results and Supplies Acceptance Certificate was provided and accepted by the Commonwealth in April 09 after installations and minor design corrections were made. This delay had no effect on the overall project delivery schedule.

9

Initial Acceptance Testing onboard HMAS MELBOURNE showed defect in Government furnished Equipment (GFE) inertial navigation system Finalisation of the OBTS Acceptance was withheld pending correction of this defect.

10

The test and acceptance of the Land Based Simulation System software was dependant on the availability of the site for this purpose within the overall RAN training schedule. Since the Team Trainer (TT) was not available at the contracted time, the obligation was deferred until the TT was available and was coordinated with other visits to Australia by the US vendor (AAI Corporation) personnel. This delay had no effect on the overall project delivery schedule.

11

MK92 CWI updates included the classified Stable Master Oscillator (STAMO). The alterations required a turn-around program for the classified items through the OEM (Lockheed Martin MS2) in USA and its supplier. There is a limited number of classified shipments through the Australian Freight Forwarder in USA and RAAF Richmond in Australia. Additionally these classified items require licencing by the US Department of State for international transfer. Several issues were encountered where the Australian Freight Forwarder changed its street address in USA and this required re-issuing of the licence, a process that takes about three months through the US Department of State. Coordination of ship availability for installation testing of modified STAMOs and to provide the GFE for the turn-around program needed to be undertaken with the classified shipments. The purpose was to ensure that the ships were always operational during the turn-around program with some variation to the contracted milestones, which was appreciated by both parties. The delay had no effect on the overall project delivery schedule.

12

A latent defect in the original FFGUP STAMO design was discovered midway through the SM2 alteration turn-around program. This meant that additional design and fabrication was required and that all STAMOs needed to be turned around again. The re-work was agreed under contract change and the existing contract milestones rescheduled. The redesign, fabrication, and proof of correction took longer than expected due to material supply lead-time and issues associated with the shipment of classified items to/from USA (see Note 13). Additionally STAMOs in the turn-around program not being available for ships (see Note 13) which perturbed the overall program since a modified STAMO was necessary before an unmodified STAMO could be returned. The delay had no effect on the overall project delivery schedule.

13

Shipboard testing identified issues which required resolution.

14

Delay attributable to the RAN Reduced Activity Period in the December/January 2010 period, which meant ships were unavailable over a two month period for the conduct of shipboard integration and testing per the original schedule. An additional delay of one month was caused by the unavailability of the US Pacific Missile Range Facility where the live-fire test events are scheduled to be conducted.

15

Update of Materiel Acquisition Agreement (MAA) has recognised the need to allow for update of the software to account for issues in the test program that need to be corrected before being fielded for operational use. The revised MAA now allows for both a correction and regression test period and a roll-out to all ships and shore sites depending on the availability of those locations within the RAN FGP and Training Program.