The Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) has formally signed a Deed of undertaking with Australian Aerospace and their industry partners that will help put the MRH90 helicopter program back on a positive footing.
(L-R) Dr Jens Goennemann, CEO Australian Aerospace Pty Ltd witnesses Mr Dominique Maudet, EVP Global Business & Services, Eurocopter, signing the Deed of undertaking as Dr Mike Kelly, Minister for Defence Materiel and Mr Warren King, CEO Defence Materiel Organisation look on. *** Local Caption *** The Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) has formally signed a Deed of undertaking with Australian Aerospace and their industry partners that will help put the MRH90 helicopter program back on a positive footing. The agreement signed today will re-baseline the project’s schedule and settle a number of disputed program issues. It covers a number of commercial and contractual measures that will make the MRH90 more affordable and increase confidence in the revised delivery schedule. Overall it represents a good outcome for Defence and Australian Aerospace. Both parties have worked collaboratively, within the Projects of Concern framework, to reach this positive outcome.