๐ Share this article Plane Carrying Pete Hegseth Forced to Land in UK Due to Crack in Cockpit Window A jet ferrying Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was compelled to make an unplanned landing in the Britain on Wednesday due to a fissure was found in the aircraft's cockpit window, as stated by an official announcement which confirmed that the secretary was unharmed. "The jet touched down based on standard procedures and all passengers, including Secretary Hegseth, is safe," an official representative commented in a social media post. The secretary was coming back from a brief trip to Brussels during the flight. This incident does not mark the initial instance that a American defense plane transporting a top government figure has suffered equipment failures. Months ago, a American military jet transporting Marco Rubio to the German city of Munich was forced to return to Washington after encountering a technical issue.