So Agusta Westland was right then...Sikorsky couldn't meet the contract requirement !
Considering the Canadian need was urgent this sounds a lame excuse to me ,especially as some of the early civil sales were kinda subsidised to establish a broad market front ..more likely the DND has come to a new agreement rather than instituting the late penalty clauses.
It also sounds like plans to use the first aircraft for utility support in the Gulf/Afghanistan next year ahead of qualification of the ASW mission package are also gone out the window.
Still..nice to know NH90 isn't the only one having delivery problems.