Cost Performance

The project remains within its current approved budget. Amendment 2 to the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) case is currently under development and will add further fidelity to FMS expenditure forecasts.

Schedule Performance

The Project successfully achieved Government Second Pass approval on schedule in February 2010. Shortly thereafter and ahead of schedule, an FMS case was signed with the United States (US) Government in March 2010. The next major milestone will see all contracts in place and all remaining Project plans completed no later than December 2012. All these activities are expected to be completed ahead of schedule. There are currently no impediments to the Project achieving all future milestones.

Materiel Capability Performance

The CH-47F Chinook helicopter being acquired is a Military Off The Shelf (MOTS) procurement of a US specification CH-47F Chinook, with only minimal essential ADF unique modifications. The CH-47F Chinook has been employed operationally by the US Army for over two years and the capability has achieved outstanding results in Iraq and in particular the Afghanistan theatre, where its hot and high altitude performance are unmatched by any other rotary wing aircraft. The ADF has yet to take delivery of any aircraft however there are currently no impediments to the Project achieving the materiel capability performance requirements.