 "Plane carrying US Defence Secretary Hegseth makes emergency landing in UK after windshield crack")
A plane carrying US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth made an unscheduled landing in the United Kingdom on Wednesday after a crack was detected in its windshield, the Pentagon confirmed.
“The plane landed based on standard procedures and everyone onboard, including Secretary Hegseth, is safe,” Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said in a post on X.
On the way back to the United States from NATO’s Defense Ministers meeting, Secretary of War Hegseth’s plane made an unscheduled landing in the United Kingdom due to a crack in the aircraft windshield. The plane landed based on standard procedures and everyone onboard, including…
— Sean Parnell (@SeanParnellASW) October 15, 2025
Hegseth was returning from a brief trip to Brussels.
This is not the first time US military aircraft carrying senior officials have suffered mechanical issues.
Earlier this year, a US Air Force plane carrying Secretary of State Marco Rubio to Munich was forced to return to Washington after experiencing a mechanical problem.
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