Cost Performance
This Project remains within its current approved budget.

Schedule Performance
The project remains on schedule with delivery of equipment and training for Initial Materiel Release (IMR) planned for June 2011, which will meet Army's requirement to conduct Initial Operating Capability (IOC) in July 2011. To date the project has achieved System Design Review (SDR), Preliminary Design Review (PDR) and Detailed Design Review (DDR) on a number of platforms, IMR was achieved on 14 June 2011. Bushmaster vehicles from the production facility are scheduled for delivery to 7 Brigade by early 2012.

Major contract milestones remain on schedule with Final Material Release (FMR) planned for April 2013 and Final Operating Capability (FOC) in April 2013.

Materiel Capability Performance
The BMS designs have been agreed through the DDR conducted in November 2010. The Contractor (Elbit Systems Ltd) has commenced production of the initial systems for delivery to the Commonwealth to achieve IMR.