But he looks to be well placed for inclusion in Wales' testing summer schedule that sees them facing South Africa in Cardiff before embarking on a two-Test tour of New Zealand.
Nest's field tests indicate that customers generally accept the adjustments -- 80% of those beta-testing Seasonal Savings hewed to the newly adjusted schedule.
The Army says it wants the first production version of the new vehicle available within seven years, which is an aggressive schedule when all the required prototyping, testing and integration are included.
Thanks to design changes, testing problems, and supply-chain issues, the fighter program is now years behind schedule, (delivery to start in 2016) and its cost has risen by more than 50 percent from original estimates.