Plane carrying US Defense Secretary makes unscheduled landing in UK due to windshield crack

WASHINGTON, 15th October, 2025 (WAM) – A plane carrying US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday made an unscheduled landing in the United Kingdom due to a crack in the aircraft's windshield, the Pentagon said.

The Pentagon added that Pete Hegseth, who was returning from a brief trip to Brussels, was safe.

"The plane landed based on standard procedures and everyone onboard, including Secretary Hegseth, is safe," Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said.