Review

Major System/ Platform Variant

Original Planned

Current Planned

Achieved/ Forecast

Variance (Months)

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

Apr 06

Apr 07

12

Ambulance Vehicle

Aug 07

Feb 08

6

Acceptance

All PP1 vehicles except Ambulance

Jun 06

Jul 07

13

PP1 - Ambulance

Jul 07

May 08(6)

10

Troop Vehicle

May 06

Jun 09

37

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

Variance Explanations

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.

Note 6: Date was incorrectly reported in last years report.