The plane carrying Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made an "unscheduled landing" in the United Kingdom due to a crack in the aircraft's windshield.
It's unclear what caused the crack in the windshield, but a spokesperson from the Department of Defense said the plane landed safely and no one was injured.
Hegseth was in Brussels for a gathering of NATO defense ministers. During the meeting, Hegseth called on all member nations to turn the alliance’s new 5% defense spending increase into tangible action.
He added that Ukraine remains central to NATO’s strategy in deterring aggression.
Several NATO members outlined recent contributions to Ukraine’s military capability. The United Kingdom said it has delivered about 85,000 drones to Ukraine in the past six months. The Netherlands has also pl