The SuperLightning: Can Lockheed Make a Next-Level F-35?
Simon Whistler · August 5, 2025 · 27 min video · Americas
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For the F-35 Lightning, an era of dominance is ending almost as soon as it
Began.
After about a decade in operation, the world's most prolific stealth fighter
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As sixth-gen fighters loom, Lockheed Martin gambles on the “SuperLightning”—an upgraded F-35 it claims could rival next-gen jets at half the cost. Can it actually deliver? Love content? Check out Simon's other YouTube Channels: Megaprojects:https://www.youtube.com/@megaprojects9649 SideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/@Sideprojects Into The Shadows: https://www.youtube.com/@IntotheShadows Today I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/@TodayIFoundOut Brain Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/@brainblaze6526 Casual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCasualCriminalist Decoding the Unknown: https://www.youtube.com/@decodingtheunknown2373 Places: https://www.youtube.com/@Places302 Celestium: https://www.youtube.com/@astrographics-ve4yq PoliticalFronts: http://www.youtube.com/@homefronts 00:00 Introduction 01:28 Trouble at Lockheed 09:27 Building the SuperLightning 17:03 Can It Be Done? Will It Be Done?
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