Plane Transporting US Defense Secretary Forced to Touch Down in UK Due to Crack in Cockpit Window

A plane carrying the US defense secretary was required to make an unplanned landing in the UK on Wednesday due to a fissure was found in the aircraft's cockpit window, according to an official statement which stated that the secretary was unharmed.

"The aircraft touched down following established safety measures and all passengers, such as Secretary Hegseth, is safe," a press officer said in a public statement.

The secretary was coming back from a quick journey to Brussels during the flight.

This incident is not the first occasion that a American defense plane transporting a top government figure has experienced technical problems.

Earlier this year, a United States Air Force aircraft ferrying the US Secretary of State to the city in Germany was required to return to Washington DC after experiencing a mechanical problem.