Is there anything even in the conceptual stage to replace the Lancer?
And I just have to assume the B-52 will continue until the year 3,000 or so as a large-scale ordinance deployment platform.
The B-1R is a proposed replacement for the B-1B, created from the existing aircraft. It would have advanced radar and air to air missiles. It would have a speed of Mach 2.2 but the range of the plane would be cur down.
Well, we could always put the 31 surviving B-47’s back into service. /sarc>
Why not just open up the old assembly lines for the B-52 and B-1B? I think they are mothballed. It would be relatively cheap as the support structure (including avionics and software) already exist.