Item | Original Planned | Achieved/ Forecast | Variance (Months) | Variance Explanations/ Implications |
Mar 08 | May 2008 | 2 | HMAS Waller achieved Initial Operational Release on 7 May 2008. Initial Operational Release represents the point at which the capability passes to Navy to carry out Operational Test and Evaluation. The small variance is attributed to finalising the technical regulatory review necessary to support Chief of Navy approving Initial Operational Release. HMAS Waller has since been deployed and successfully completed RIMPAC 2008. HMAS Farncomb is scheduled to complete Initial Operational Release in July 2009. |