Review

Major System/ Platform Variant

Original Planned

Current Planned

Achieved/ Forecast

Variance (Months)

System Requirements

MRH aircraft - Phase 2

Aug 05

Oct 05

Sep 05

1

MRH aircraft - Phase 4/6

Apr 07

Apr 07

May 07

1

MRH Software Support Centre

N/A

Mar 07

Apr 07

1

Electronic Warfare Self Protection Support System

N/A

N/A

Nov 05

N/A

Ground based Mission planning and Management System

Oct 05

Oct 05

Feb 07

16

MRH Instrumented System

N/A

Jun 07

Jul 07

1

Full Flight and Mission Simulators

May 08

Nov 08

Mar 09

9

System Design

Full Flight and Mission Simulators

Oct 08

Mar 09

Jun 09

8

Preliminary Design

MRH aircraft - Phase 2

Jan 06

Jan 06

Apr 06

3

MRH aircraft - Phase 4/6

N/A

N/A

Jun 08

N/A

MRH Software Support Centre

N/A

Jun 07

Jun 07

0

Electronic Warfare Self Protection Support System

Mar 06

Mar 06

May 06

2

Ground based Mission planning and Management System

Jul 06

Apr 07

Jun 07

11

MRH Instrumented System

N/A

Jun 07

Jul 07

1

Full Flight and Mission Simulators

Feb 09

Sep 09

Oct 09

8

Critical Design

MRH aircraft - Phase 2

May 06

May 06

Jun 06

1

MRH aircraft - Phase 4/6

Aug 08

N/A

Oct 08

2

MRH Software Support Centre

N/A

Oct 07

Sep 07

(1)

Electronic Warfare Self Protection Support System

Sep 06

Sep 06

Oct 06

1

Ground based Mission planning and Management System

Nov 06

Nov 07

Jul 08

20

MRH Instrumented System

N/A

Jun 08

Jun 08

0

Full Flight and Mission Simulators

Aug 09

Feb 10

Apr 10

6

Variance Explanations

Delays in the Systems Engineering process have resulted from the developmental nature of the aircraft system, with the MRH90 variant being unique in some ways.

FFMS design review delays stem primarily from slow Contractor derivation of requirements into a suitable System and Subsystem Specification. This was compounded by delays in the prime contractor establishing a vital subcontract with the aircraft OEM.