the delays are the direct result of the Canadian government deciding to completely overhaul the design requirements every 6mos to 2 years and send engineers scrambling to redo everything
At the same time, Mauer acknowledges that it was Sikorsky's problems developing the software for the CH-148 Cyclone fleet that led to the delays and the need to re-compete the contract.
"The issue we have in terms of the programme is that our software is behind on the mission system," he explains. "The contract doesn't allow us to deliver the aircraft that kind of disconnect."
HELI-EXPO: Sikorsky