Nige,
Boscombe RECOMMENDS it does not authorise etc any MAR or RTS; hence, the views expressed are not overruled, just ignored!. That has always been the case all the way back to when the organisation was formed - MOD in the shape of ACAS heads-up RTS content and approval.
In this case the Boscombe view has not been ignored. Considering the desperate need for these platforms one concludes there is a genuine problem. The question to pose is why is it taking MOD so long to sort it out - one way or the other?
lm