06.24
·Official claim
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·China
Bian Zhigang, member of the Party Leadership Group and Deputy Director of the State Administration for Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense, is suspected of serious disciplinary violations and violations of the law, and has been officially announced to be under investigation.
2024.05.05
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·孟加拉国吉大港
On May 5, 2024, a Chinese-made T-59G tank in Chittagong, Bangladesh, suffered a barrel explosion during firing training after a round jammed. The loader was killed, and the commander and gunner were burned. A State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense investigation team submitted a report on May 7, attributing the accident to Bangladesh's use of non-Chinese standard ammunition and recommending a suspension of the use of such ammunition. The accident was not made public.