F-35D: The Ferrari Super F-35 with NGAD 6th Generation Fighter DNA

F-35D: The Ferrari Super F-35 with NGAD 6th Generation Fighter DNA

Key Points and Summary – The “F-35D” is not an official aircraft but a catch-all name for various proposed upgrades. Past concepts included a canceled short-takeoff variant and another with a more powerful alternate engine. An F-35 Lightning II pilot from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, waits to taxi onto the runway June 20, 2019, at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. This double exposure photo was achieved in camera by combining two perspectives, …