ANOTHER major defence program is under threat, with the project to equip the army with Tiger armed reconnaissance helicopters (ARHs) becoming bogged down with technical problems and delays.
The Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) found early production aircraft failed to meet 14 airworthiness requirements for weight, engine power, crash resistance, ability to fly over water and weapons system performance.
The ANAO says an option to replace the existing engines could add an extra $110 million to the project.
The most important problem appears to be with the electronics, which means Tigers cannot yet operate at night or in bad weather in Australian civil aviation airspace.
Defence has provisionally accepted some Tigers but with limitations on their operation, including a requirement that they may only be flown by instructors and experienced aircrew.
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