From the linked article:
New sets of sturdier wings that will extend the A-10 Thunderbolt’s service life for thousands of flight hours are arriving even as the U.S. Air Force continues to push plans for putting the close air support jets out to pasture.
Boeing delivered 173 wing assemblies under an initial re-winging effort completed in 2017. The production line lay dormant before the Air Force ordered new wing sets in 2019. In partnership with Korean Aerospace Industries, Boeing announced the delivery of the first of 50 new wing sets on order to Hill Air Force Base in Ogden, Utah, on May 25.
Air Force maintainers have already begun integrating the more durable wings onto an A-10. The Air Force has 281 A-10s in its current fleet, though it plans to divest 21 in fiscal year 2023 if Congress allows it.
The A-10 is the cheapest aircraft to operate in the Air Force's tactical jet portfolio.
It's also the premier tank killer?
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