Item	Original Planned	Achieved/Forecast	Variance (Months)	Variance Explanations/ Implications
HMAS Sydney	Jul 04	Jan 11	84	Chief of Navy endorsed the FFGs for IOR in January 2010 with limitations addressed in Table 3.3. Final Operational Capability will be informed by the conduct of Naval Operational Test and Evaluation managed by Navy, with the allocated period now extended to June 2011 (with endorsement by Chief of Navy anticipated in July 2011) to align with the availability of the required test assets and facilities at the Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF) in Hawaii. Navy has identified a period in June 2011 for Anti Ship Missile Defence (ASMD) Operational Evaluation firings in conjunction with Project SEA 1390 Ph4 B and the SM-2 Stage 2 (Mid-Course Guidance) Acceptance Test Firings to be conducted by the DMO in Hawaii. The acquisition and installation requirement for an underwater active decoy system was initiated to satisfy operational preparedness requirements but with due regard to the remaining service life of the ships of the class. All agencies continue to work closely and cooperatively to achieve the remaining operational release targets.
HMAS Melbourne	Dec 04	Jan 11	79
HMAS Darwin	Jun 05	Jan 11	73
HMAS Newcastle	Dec 05	Jan 11	67

Schedule Status as at 30 Jun 10