Event Brief
B-1, B-2 and F-22 fly over Xi’s Washington visit
By The BriefBrief · Sources (2)
Filed: Sep 24, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET
Summary: U.S. Air Force B-1 and B-2 bombers and F-22 fighters flew over Washington, D.C., during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit. Two B-1B Lancers flew overhead as the national anthem played on Sept. 23, and a B-2 Spirit with four F-22 Raptors flew over the White House on Sept. 24.
WHO: U.S. Air Force
WHAT: B-1 and B-2 bombers and F-22 fighters conducted flyovers during Xi Jinping’s Washington, D.C. state visit.
WHEN: Sep 24, 2026
WHERE: Washington, D.C., USA
WHY: The flyovers were part of the military pomp and arrival ceremonies for Xi Jinping’s state visit.
How this brief is built: The BriefBrief uses multi-source information fusion to correlate reporting across sources, identify related developments, and continuously update a structured WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE and WHY event picture. Pattern arcs, source analysis, and velocity indicators provide deeper analysis in our MI Console.
Hillsborough seniors revive Senior Prom dance
Hillsborough County
Sep 24, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET
Florida governor’s race a nail-biter? Polls tie
Florida Politics
Sep 24, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET
SoftBank pays up in record junk bond sale for OpenAI bet
Softbank
Sep 24, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET
French Army seeks “opacity” to counter battlefield drones
French Army
Sep 24, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET
