Mr. Chair,
I would refer the honourable member to page 19, exhibit 5.3, where we have some specific examples concerning equipment that has not yet become part of the OWSM framework. I will just read a section of paragraph 5.45.
National Defence had attempted to enter into nine OWSM contracts by December 2005. These contracts would have applied to the Hercules, Hornet, Aurora, and Griffon. According to National Defence:
Three of the nine planned contracts were awarded by the original target date of December 2005.... ...these...have led to performance improvements, such as faster maintenance turn-around times, increased aircraft availability, and improved management of spare parts. Two of the nine planned contracts were awarded in late 2010 and...2011. As of April 2011, the remaining four contracts had yet to be awarded.
Two of those contracts are for the Hercules, two of those contracts are for the Hornet, and one was for the Aurora.