Test and Evaluation

Major System/ Platform Variant

Original Planned

Current Planned

Achieved/ Forecast

Variance (Months)

System Integration

Full Flight and Mission Simulator Contractor In-plant

Jul 04

Oct 07

39

Cockpit Procedures Trainer Oakey Contractor In-plant and On-Site

Jul 04

Jun 08

47

Cockpit Procedures Trainer Darwin Contractor In-plant and Army In-plant

Jul 04

Dec 08

53

Acceptance

ARH

Type Acceptance Review Special Flight Permit

Oct 04

Jun 05

8

Australian Military Type Certificate

Jun 05

Oct 05

4

Aircrew Training Devices - Final Acceptance Test and Evaluation

Full Flight and Mission Simulator (Transition Training capability)

Feb 05

Nov 07

33

Full Flight and Mission Simulator (Full Training capability)

Feb 05

Nov 09

57

Cockpit Procedures Trainer Oakey

Feb 05

Nov 09

57

Cockpit Procedures Trainer Darwin

Feb 05

Feb 10

60

Acceptance

ARH #11

Jul 06

Apr 08

21

ARH #22

Apr 08

Dec 10

Apr 11

38

Variance Explanations

The revised Current Planned date for ARH #22 (22nd Aircraft Accepted in the Initial Operational Test and Evaluation configuration) acceptance of December 2010 was agreed between the parties in order to support the implementation of an enhanced anti-collision lighting solution on the ARH fleet. The Contractor is managing the delivery of the remaining Acquisition Contract capability Milestones through its Integrated Master Schedule.

ARH

All 22 ARH are systematically being upgraded through a retrofit program in order to bring them up to the contracted specification at no additional cost to the Commonwealth. The retrofit program is complex requiring aircraft components to be removed and cycled through an upgrade program with the Original Equipment Manufacturer before being re-fitted to an aircraft. Currently the acceptance of the 22nd ARH is contracted for December 2010 although achievement of this Milestone is now at risk following Australian Aerospace's advice that it would not be able to deliver all 22 ARH by December 2010 as contracted. The April 2011 Forecast Date (Early Finish Date) for the final production aircraft (ARH #22) is in line with Australian Aerospace's Integrated Master Schedule of 31 May 2010.

Note:  Production aircraft (#22) is the 22nd aircraft Accepted by the Commonwealth which is not to be confused with the milestone for the 22nd aircraft accepted in the Initial Operational Test and Evaluation configuration under the Acquisition Contract.  Australian Aerospace are currently forecasting an Early Finish Date of June 2011 for the 22nd aircraft accepted in the Initial Operational Test and Evaluation configuration milestone (ARH005 from retrofit).

Aircrew Training Devices

The Full Flight and Mission Simulator Contractor In-Plant Test and Evaluation achievement date reported in the 2007/08 reported that Contractor In-Plant Test and Evaluation was initially conducted in France in late 2005 however, testing only verified approximately 20% of the contacted requirement. Further testing was completed in October 2007 following the device's shipment from France and installation at Oakey with the Commonwealth accepting the device as fit for transition training in December 2007.

The Full Flight and Mission Simulator has been upgraded to the final aircraft configuration and completed its accreditation and recurrent fidelity checks in accordance with the agreed rebaselined Acquisition Contract milestone schedule.

The Cockpit Procedures Trainer at Oakey has been upgraded and completed its accreditation and recurrent fidelity checks in accordance with the agreed rebaselined Acquisition Contract milestone schedule.

The Cockpit Procedures Trainer at Darwin completed accreditation and acceptance two months ahead of the agreed rebaselined Acquisition Contract milestone schedule.