Plane Carrying Pete Hegseth Required to Land in UK Because of Crack in Windshield

A jet ferrying Pete Hegseth was required to make an unplanned landing in the Britain on Wednesday after a crack was found in the aircraft's cockpit window, according to an official announcement which verified that the secretary was unharmed.

"The aircraft landed in accordance with standard procedures and all passengers, including Pete Hegseth, is unharmed," a spokesperson commented in a social media post.

He was traveling back from a brief trip to the city of Brussels during the flight.

This event isn't the initial instance that a United States armed forces jet ferrying a high-ranking official has experienced equipment failures.

In a previous incident this year, a United States Air Force aircraft carrying Secretary of State Marco Rubio to the German city of Munich was required to turn back to Washington DC after encountering a mechanical problem.