3.4 Progress toward Final Operational Capability

Item

Original Planned

Achieved/Forecast

Variance (Months)

Variance Explanations/ Implications

FOC

Mar 13

Apr 17

49

Variance is directly linked to the change of acquisition strategy - movement from an eight ship program to a single ship program.

Schedule Status as at 30 Jun 10

Approval

IOC

FOC

Sep 05

Jun 11

Apr 17