A plane carrying War Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday made an unscheduled landing in the United Kingdom due to a crack in the aircraft's windshield, the Pentagon said.

"The plane landed based on standard procedures and everyone onboard, including Secretary Hegseth, is safe," Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said in a post on X.

Hegseth was returning from a brief trip to Brussels.

This is not the first time U.S. military aircraft carrying senior officials have suffered mechanical issues.

Earlier this year, a U.S. Air Force plane carrying Secretary of State Marco Rubio to Munich was forced to return to Washington after experiencing a mechanical problem.