3.3  Progress toward Initial Operational Capability

Item

Original Planned

Achieved/ Forecast

Variance (Months)

Variance Explanations/ Implications

IOC - PP1

N/A

Dec 04

N/A

IOC was achieved in December 2004 when full rate production delivery commenced for PP1 vehicles.

ISD - PP1

Jul 07

Mar 08

8

The original In Service Date for the PP1 vehicles was July 2007. All variants met In Service Date with the exception of the 12 Ambulance variants which were delivered in March 2008 due to their technical complexity.

IOC/ISD - PP2

Jul 08

Nov 08

4

This was due to the restructure of Army under Enhanced Land Force not fully completed and the unavailability of the communications harness. Army have accepted the initial vehicles without the communications capability.

IOC/ISD - PP3 

Oct 11 

Oct 11 

N/A