Description

Remedial Action

The Tiger was a far more developmental aircraft than envisaged at contract signature.

The finalisation of the Acquisition Contract has been affected by not having a single ARH System configuration leading to an impact on schedule and supportability.

Functional capability elements in the rebaselined Acquisition Contract have better defined exit criteria for Milestones.

Development of gap training requirements caused by an evolving system configuration.

Issue closed, now incorporated in the issue above.

Timely establishment of supply and maintenance support networks. Issue updated to read:

The ARH Rate of Effort has been affected by not having adequate maintenance and supply support networks established and working effectively leading to an impact on schedule, cost and supportability.

Establishment of maintenance support subcontracts in the exit criteria for key Milestones has not yet assisted in mitigating this issue.

Third party review of ARH maintenance and supply chain management, processes and structure.

Assuring continuing staff supplementation to the Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter Project Office to ensure project outcomes are delivered.

Additional resources are being applied from other project and support areas within the Branch and Division as required.

Australian Aerospace informally advised the Project Authority that it would not be able to deliver all 22 ARH by December 2010 as currently contracted and that a potential six month delay was likely.

Project Authority is agreeing a number of initiatives with Australian Aerospace to minimise the operational impact to Army's introduction into service plans under Plan Peregrine.