JUST IN: Pete Hegseth’s Plane Forced to Make an ‘Unscheduled Landing’ In UK

Zachary Leeman Oct 15th, 2025, 2:33 pm

A plane carrying Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth was forced to make an “unscheduled landing” in the United Kingdom on Wednesday due to a “crack in the aircraft windshield.”

United States Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs Sean Parnell released a statement through X confirming that Hegseth and everyone else onboard were safe after the landing.

“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 Secretary Hegseth, is

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