3.3  Progress toward Initial Operational Capability

Item

Original Planned

Achieved/Forecast

Variance (Months)

Variance Explanations/Implications

IOC

Mar 08

Jun 11

39

Variance is directly linked to: the Government decision to investigate phased array radar technologies in lieu of the requirement for the VSRAD system; and, a realisation of technical risks in Phase 2B which required re-engineering effort to redesign the integration of the phased array radar into the ANZAC platform.