Air 87 Project Infographic
Dear Australian National Audit Office,
After looking over Defence’s Procurement of Offshore Patrol Vessels for the SEA 1180 Project, (https://www.anao.gov.au/work/performance...), I noticed there was an interesting infographic (Figure 1.3: Platform characteristics and primary systems of the Offshore Patrol Vessel) which showed what the SEA 1180 Project was wanting to achieve.
As per the FOI Act, I am seeking an Infographic which illustrates what the AIR 87 Project (Procurement of Armed Resonance Helicopters for the Australian Army) was wishing and wanting to achieve, for the Army and for the Department of Defence, for protecting defending Australia and its national interests.
As I would be extremely interested if an infographic could be found or was created for what the ADF requirements were for the AIR 87 Project and the type of Air-frame it was wanting to acquire, as I have a hypothesis the AIR 87 could be an Australian version of "The Pentagon Wars" movie.
Given the excessive and significant delays, over promising and under delivery from the manufacture and contractors, including the poor performance from the start, with continued failures to reach key important milestones for capability including airworthiness and now early retirement from service.
I look forward to ANAO, proving the requested infographic.
Yours faithfully,
John Davis
Dear Australian National Audit Office,
Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.
I am writing to request an internal review of Australian National Audit Office's (ANAO) handling of my FOI request 'Air 87 Project Infographic'.
As ANAO has yet to provide any response to my original FOI Request, which can be seen via the link below -
A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/a...
As per the Freedom of Information Act, ANAO has failed to respond to this FOI within the desired time frame, therefore, I am requesting this FOI be internally reviewed and replied to promptly.
Yours faithfully,
John Davis
OFFICIAL
Good morning John
Following your email on 15 March 2025, the Australian National Audit
Office (ANAO) has located your FOI request received on 4 January 2025.
Your message on 4 January 2025 had triggered our auto detect rule for spam
/ phishing as the sender name and email address didn't match and there was
a link to an external website. As a result, the message was automatically
sent to the junk e-mail folder.
The ANAO acknowledges the delay in responding to your request. In response
to your FOI request on 4 January 2025 and your follow up email on 15 March
2025, I advise that the Auditor-General and by extension the ANAO are
exempt under the Schedule 2, Part 1, Division 1 of the Freedom of
Information Act 1982.
We draw your attention to [1]Auditor-General Report No. 36 of 2005-06
Management of the Tiger Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter Project-Air 87
which may be of relevance.
Kind regards,
External Relations
Corporate Management Group | CMG
Australian National Audit Office
[2]www.anao.gov.au