An F-35C from the Navy’s Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Nine (VX-9) engages its afterburner as it climbs from Naval Base Ventura County Point Mugu in Southern California on its way to a training exercise over the adjacent Point Mugu Sea Range on Aug. 18, 2023. VX-9 is based at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake in California. At maximum power, the F-35C’s Pratt & Whitney F135 turbofan engine can produce around 40,000 pounds of thrust. ( Navy photo by Eric Parsons/Released)

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