The new untested replacement for the warthog will be in 2023, I believe.
Meanwhile, nothing is better for close combat air support than the A-10. You can’t bring it down, unless you blow it up in mid air. The speed is just right for getting at the enemy on the ground. Remember, we are not engaged in high speed dogfights. Getting them mothballed in Germany does no good for the troops on the ground, who can attest how they have saved their bacon. It’s big, it’s ugly and it’s deadly.
I would look if bribes are being made.
If there aren't bribes, then we're talking lethal levels of incompetence.
“Getting them mothballed in Germany”
Where did that come from?
They are there to fly.