{"id":813,"date":"2008-09-23T18:58:51","date_gmt":"2008-09-23T22:58:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/calleam.com\/WTPF\/?p=813"},"modified":"2022-12-28T10:18:00","modified_gmt":"2022-12-28T18:18:00","slug":"department-of-defense-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/calleam.com\/WTPF\/?p=813","title":{"rendered":"Department of Defense – Australia – Helicopters"},"content":{"rendered":"

Following entry is a record in the \u201cCatalogue of Catastrophe<\/a>\u201d –\u00a0a list of failed and troubled projects from around the world.<\/p>\n

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Department of Defense – Australia
\nProject : <\/strong>Seasprite Helicopters
\nDate :<\/strong> May 2006 Cost :<\/strong>$1.4B AUD<\/p>\n

Synopsis :<\/strong>
\nAustralian Navy first grounds (May 2006) and then scraps (Mar 2008) a fleet of 10 helicopters because of safety concerns arising from\u00a0the avionics software used.\u00a0 The project involved the purchase of 10\u00a0second hand\u00a0Seasprite helicopters that were first designed in the 1960’s.\u00a0 The helicopters were to be upgraded with the latest weapons and avionics software to enable them to take on the demands of the Australian Navy.\u00a0\u00a0Unspecified “technical problems” resulted in the aircraft only being cleared\u00a0to fly from land (not great considering the customer was the\u00a0Navy), in daylight on clear days and \u00a0only for transport missions.<\/p>\n

Contributing factors as reported in the press :
\n<\/strong>Problems integrating 1960’s airframes with modern avionics software (failure of a key architectural decision).\u00a0 Highly ambitious requirements. Failure to develop software in accordance with Australian defense standards resulted in a failure to gain full air worthiness certification.<\/p>\n

See also<\/strong> (another Australian Navy projects) :<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Landing craft (2011)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Reference links :<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    1. Technical problems ground navy helicopters <\/a><\/li>\n
    2. Seasprite – Performance audit report<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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