🔗 Share this article Aircraft Transporting Pete Hegseth Required to Land in UK Due to Fracture in Windshield An aircraft ferrying Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was compelled to make an emergency landing in the Britain on Wednesday due to a fissure was found in the jet's front window, as stated by an official statement which verified that the secretary was unharmed. "The aircraft landed based on standard protocol and all passengers, including Pete Hegseth, is safe," a spokesperson commented in a online announcement. He was traveling back from a quick journey to Brussels when the incident occurred. This incident isn't the initial instance that a United States armed forces jet transporting a high-ranking official has suffered technical problems. Earlier this year, a United States Air Force aircraft ferrying the US Secretary of State to Munich was compelled to head back to the US capital after experiencing a mechanical problem.