Not only needed, we need to make more of them.
We cant make more of them easily.
Fairchild Republic went outta business in the late 80s, at least as a functioning aircraft manufacturer.
The old Republic factory in Farmingdale was an abandoned hulk the last time I was there 25 years ago.
The engineers who designed the A10 lost their jobs, left for parts unknown, and the only company making money on it is Boeing with the rewinging contract.
Maybe the air force could outsource it from China.