Cracked Windscreen Forces Plane Carrying Hegseth to Make Emergency Landing

The secretary of war’s plane was diverted to RAF Mildenhall in Suffolk, England.
Cracked Windscreen Forces Plane Carrying Hegseth to Make Emergency Landing
U.S. War Secretary Pete Hegseth (L) speaks to the press at the NATO headquarters prior to a NATO Ministers of Defence Summit in Brussels on Oct. 15, 2025. Nicolas Tucat/AFP via Getty Images
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The plane carrying Secretary of War Pete Hegseth was forced to make an emergency landing at a joint U.K.-U.S. airbase in the United Kingdom after the plane’s windscreen cracked.

The secretary was traveling back to the United States from Brussels at the time of the incident. He had attended a NATO meeting with allies to discuss members meeting their financial commitment and support for Ukraine’s defense against Russia.