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I don't know how calm the seas need to be for flying boats, but Alaska gets a lot of wind on the coasts if I remember right.

https://www.doctrine.af.mil/Portals/61/documents/AFDP_3-03/3-03-D04-CLFundamentals.pdf Close air support (CAS) is defined as air action by aircraft against hostile targets that are in close proximity to friendly forces and that require detailed integration of each air mission with the fire and...

A10 is made to do a role and is good for it. if people want to replace it they need to either make the role obsolete or build a better plane. If they are capable of that I am sure the military is very interested in buying the idea off them.

that would be a fun thread. most useless multi million dollar government project. there is a lot of competition.