Half-full is about standard for a lot of military capabilities these days. Doesn't sound like there is too much to complain about, especially as there clearly is a plan: do nothing until the hardware is about to be delivered (really delivered, not just promised) and then start to worry about all the skills and personnel that they should have thought of years earlier; rapid work-up and training programme; delay to declaring IOC because of that (and numerous other issues); eventually someone posts some video on PPRuNe of the new jet doing a couple of launches from and recoveries to the new deck; everything declared OK.
You can stop fussing now.