it is incumbent on all involved to see it through is it not?
Well that, I suspect, is where there is going to be a divergence of opinion. Unfortunately it is time that civilian contractors, who fail to meet their part of the contract, we're dealt with severely; even if that means bankrupting them. Defence cannot remain a cash cow for under performing contractors. Only then might the penny drop with our political masters that you cannot do Defence on the cheap.
IMHO, MFTS is a set too far, is incompatible with any number of government policies and risks destroying what was once, arguably, the best military training system there was. If it fails now we still have the knowledge and skills "in house" to recover the situation. If we leave it another 5 years............