I wonder why this thread even cares about the F-35C arrest situation but whatever. The tests earlier were carried out with an interim redesigned hook mouth (looking more like an A-4 hook rather than original Hornet design). The snubber to stop excessive bounce was not in place at that interim test time. The full deal redesign tests will be whenever. I could provide more info and links but it seems that is irrelevant on this F-35B thread.