DONALD TRUMP’S defence chief “shared top secret war plans” in another Signal group chat with his wife and brother in a major security breach.

Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth is said to have shared bombshell information on forthcoming US air strikes on Yemen in the private group, reports claim.

It would mark the second time Hegseth has been accused of sharing top-secret military information on the messaging app with unauthorized personnel.

Last month, Jeffrey Goldberg, editor in chief of the Atlantic magazine, revealed he was included in a messaging chain alongside Trump’s vice president JD Vance in the incredible security blunder.

Several other senior members of the Trump administration were also included such as Hegseth and national security adviser Mike Waltz.

The messages were said to have discussed the strikes against the Houthi terror group in Yemen, with further bombshell claims that Hegseth ripped into America’s European allies, calling them “pathetic free-loaders”.

A Pentagon Inspector-General’s investigation into the leak is ongoing.

Now, on Sunday, the New York Times reported that Hegseth shared information on the same March 15 strikes with the second Signal group chat.

The bombshell information shared “included the flight schedules for the F/A-18 Hornets targeting the Houthis in Yemen,” the newspaper reported.

It said that, unlike the accidental leak where journalist Jeffrey Goldberg was mistakenly included in the group, the chat was actually created by Hegseth.

Citing unnamed sources, the newspaper said: “It included his wife and about a dozen other people from his personal and professional inner circle in January, before his confirmation as defense secretary.”

Hegseth’s wife, Jennifer, is a former Fox News producer and journalist.

The group also included his brother Phil and Tim Parlatore, both of whom serve in roles at the Pentagon.

Parlatore also continues to serve as Hegseth’s personal lawyer, the Times reported.