Test and Evaluation

Major System/ Platform Variant

Original Planned

Current Planned

Achieved/ Forecast

Variance (Months)

System Integration

Instrument Landing System antennae qualification

Jul 08

Apr 09

May 09

10

Instrument Landing System - Aircraft Integration Test

Jan 09 - Mar 09

Mar 09 - Apr 09

May 09 - June 09

3

Aircraft software integration

Mar 09 - Jul 09

Mar 09 - Dec 09

Mar 09 - Dec 09

5

Electronic Warfare data library

Mar 09

Oct 09

7

Automated Maintenance Environment

Aug 09

Aug 09

Aug 09

0

Acceptance

1st Aircraft Production Test (Boeing)

Jul 09

Jul 09

Jul 09

0

Aircraft Post-Production Test and Evaluation (US Navy)

Jul 09 - Oct 09

Jul 09 - Dec 09

Jul 09 - Dec 09

2

Electronic Warfare data library

May 09

Dec 09

Dec 09

7

Automated Maintenance Environment

Aug 09

Aug 09

Aug 09

0

Variance Explanations

■  Instrument Landing System antennae qualification and integration tests delayed due to a test failures of the antennas and the need to redesign.

■  Airframe Integration Test - Slip due to failure of Instrument Landing System antennae,

■  Software Integration - classified.

■  The Electronic Warfare data library testing was delayed due to the US Navy adopting a new design process, and the continuing issue of classified data being unable to be released.

■  Post-production test and evaluation affected by the delays in the instrumented landing system qualification and aircraft software integration.