Previous posts on this thread - as I understand them - have indicated the X-35C had auto throttle and IDLC which carried over to the F-35C improved and improved again with 'Delta Flight Path' (aka 'Magic Carpet' for the Super Hornet). Here are the men at work - does not the old hook drop quick.
X-35C & F-35C FCLP & Arrests NIMITZ Nov 2014