The government needs to buy 150-200 brand new F-16G fighters.

F-35 production is what it is but we need to backfill several squadrons still flying F-16s produced in the late 80s to early 90s. The newest F-16 in our entire fleet was produced in 2005 which means our most modern Viper is 21 years old. That is a big problem but thankfully there is a solution that needs to be taken advantage of. Lockheed is pitching the Air Force to buy more new F-16s which would be called the F-16G or the F-16 Block 80/82 just for America. The newest current F-16 is the block 70/72 which is mostly going to the Arab nations. The block 80 for America would come with a new all glass cockpit, conformal fuel tanks for better range as well as enlarged 600 gallon wing tanks so the normal 2 drop tanks under the wings could be taken off and those hard points could be used for more missiles or bombs. It also comes with an upgraded APG-83 AESA radar, improved Sniper targeting pods and a brand new EW (electronic warfare) suite to combat drones and enemy aircraft/anti-air defenses. We need to take advantage of the hot production line in South Carolina to help augment the F-35 and pave the way for the F-16 to be still serving for decades to come.