Hate to say this, but:
The next stage of the game: Does the F-35B survive? (Appropriate question given Dempsey's comments about the affordability of all three versions.) If it does not, how long does the C outlive the B, with Boeing, GE, Raytheon and the Hornet Mafia gunning for it?
What about the RN, you ask? Next year will be the 50th anniversary of the binning of Skybolt...