The JSF project is unlikely to ever meet its original stated aim and objectives; most certainly not without large amounts of time, resources and development.
Oh, I don't know hval. There are plenty of letters left in the alphabet after A, B & C...
The only question is whether the projected out-of-service date will be before or after the letter Z.
Perhaps they need to outsource the software development to somewhere with cheap labour. China, for example.