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{{Infobox aircraft
| name = Q-5 / A-5
| image = BAF Nanchang A-5.jpg
| caption = An A-5 of the [[Bangladesh Air Force]]
| national_origin = China
| type = [[Ground-attack aircraft]]
| manufacturer = [[Hongdu Aviation Industry Group|Nanchang Aircraft Mfg. Co.]]
| designer = 
| first_flight = 4 July 1965
| introduction = 1970
| retired = 2010 by [[People's Liberation Army Air Force|PLA Air Force]]<br>2011 by [[Pakistan Air Force]]<br>2015 by [[Bangladesh Air Force]]
| produced = 1969–2012
| number_built = 1,300 (approx.)<ref name=Wilson/>
| status = In service with the [[Myanmar Air Force]]
| primary_user = [[People's Liberation Army Air Force|PLA Air Force]] (historical)
| more_users = {{plainlist|
* [[Pakistan Air Force]] (historical)
* [[Myanmar Air Force]]
* [[Bangladesh Air Force]] (historical)
}}
| developed_from = [[Shenyang J-6]]
| variants = 
}}

The '''Nanchang Q-5''' ({{zh|c=强-5|p=Qiang-5}}; [[NATO reporting name]]: '''[[Fan-Tan|Fantan]]'''), also known as the '''A-5''' in its export versions, is a 1960s-design Chinese-built single-seat, twin [[jet engine]] ground-[[attack aircraft]] based on the [[Shenyang J-6]]. The aircraft is primarily used for [[close air support]].

==Design and development==
The PRC was an enthusiastic user of the [[MiG-19]], which it manufactured locally as the Shenyang J-6 from 1958. In August 1958, the [[People's Liberation Army]] requested development of a jet [[attack aircraft]] for the air support role.

[[Lu Xiaopeng]] was appointed chief designer of this project. Lu also designed the [[Nanchang J-12|J-12]] fighter jet.<ref name="AirForceWorld.com_Q5_attack_aircraft_Lu_Xiaopeng">{{cite web |url=http://airforceworld.com/pla/q-5e-q-5f-striker-china-2.htm#q5e |title=Q5 attack aircraft chief designer Lu Xiaopeng |work=AirForceWorld.com |access-date=15 July 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110818153232/http://www.airforceworld.com/pla/q-5e-q-5f-striker-china-2.htm#q5e |archive-date=18 August 2011 }}</ref> Although based on the MiG-19, the new design, designated '''Qiangjiji-5''' (fifth attack aircraft design), had a longer fuselage, [[area rule]]d to reduce [[transonic]] drag and accommodate a 4&nbsp;m (13-ft) long internal weapons bay.<ref name="AirForceWorld.com_Q5_attack_aircraft_weapon_bay">{{cite web |url=http://airforceworld.com/pla/q-5-a-5-striker-bomb-bay-china.htm |title=Q5_attack_aircraft_weapon_bay |work=AirForceWorld.com |access-date=2 May 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110303214406/http://www.airforceworld.com/pla/q-5-a-5-striker-bomb-bay-china.htm |archive-date=3 March 2011 }}</ref> The air intakes were moved to the fuselage sides to make space in the nose for a planned target [[radar]] (which was never actually fitted). New wings with greater area and reduced [[swept wing|sweep]] were incorporated. The Q-5 shares the J-6's Liming Wopen [[Tumansky RD-9|WP-6]] A ([[Tumansky RD-9]]) [[turbojet]] engines. The redesign cost some high-altitude speed, but the Q-5 is as fast as the MiG-19/J-6 at low level, thanks largely to the area-ruled fuselage.
[[File:Q-5 in Military Museum of the Chinese People's Revolution 20170919.jpg|thumb|Q-5 in Military Museum of the Chinese People's Revolution.]]
Fixed armament of the Q-5 was reduced to two [[Nudelman-Rikhter NR-23|Type 23-1]] 23&nbsp;mm cannon with 100 rounds per gun, mounted in the wing roots. Two pylons under each wing and two pairs of tandem pylons under the engines were provided in addition to the weapons bay. A total of 1,000&nbsp;kg (2,205&nbsp;lb) of ordnance could be carried internally, with an additional 1,000&nbsp;kg externally. On many aircraft the weapons bay is now used primarily for an auxiliary fuel tank.

Production drawings were completed in 1960 allowing construction of prototypes to begin, but the political climate in China resulted in the project being canceled in 1961. A small team kept the program alive until work restarted in earnest at Nanchang.<ref name="Chia p147">{{harvnb|Gordon|Komissarov|2008|p=147}}</ref> The first flight finally occurred on 4 July 1965. Series production began in 1969, with squadron delivery starting in 1970.

About 1,300 aircraft were produced, 600 of them being the updated Q-5A. A small number, perhaps a few dozen, Q-5As were modified to carry [[nuclear weapon]]s; these are believed to retain their internal weapons bay. A long-range '''Q-5I''', introduced in 1983, added a fuel tank instead of the internal weapons bay, compensating for that with the provision of two additional underwing pylons. Some of these aircraft serve with the [[People's Liberation Army|PLA]] Navy, and have apparently been equipped with [[radar]] to guide [[anti-ship missile]]s. Subsequent minor upgrades include the Q-5IA, with a new gun/bomb sighting system and [[avionics]], and the Q-5II, with radar warning receiver (RWR).{{Cn|date=June 2022}}

In the 1980s, the aircraft was exported to nations such as [[Pakistan]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Myanmar]], and is often known as the A-5 in those nations.

Plans for an upgraded Q-5/A-5 with Western equipment and new navigation and attack (nav/attack) systems were largely aborted following the [[1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre]], but the aircraft continued in service until its retirement in 2010. It is a capable light attack aircraft, although its limited navigation and weapons-delivery systems are inferior to more modern aircraft.{{Cn|date=June 2022}}

In more recent years, the [[PLAAF]] has begun to field newer models of the Q-5, that incorporate some of the technology developed during the canceled Q-5M and Q-5K projects. The Q-5 introduces a nose-mounted [[laser rangefinder]], and a laser designator is also likely to be fitted since the aircraft is said to be able to deliver laser-guided bombs.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sinodefence.com/airforce/groundattack/q5.asp |title=Qiang-5 (Q-5, A-5, Fantan) Ground Attack Aircraft |publisher=SinoDefence.com |access-date=2013-11-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100116100259/http://www.sinodefence.com/airforce/groundattack/q5.asp |archive-date=2010-01-16 }}</ref> The Q-5A variant is believed to be capable of delivering nuclear munitions. The Q-5D is an upgrade with new avionics, including a HUD and a new navigation system. The Q-5E and Q-5F models are reportedly being worked on, though little is known about them at this time.{{citation needed|date=February 2021}}

==Operational history==
The Sudanese Air Force employed its A-5 attack jets during the [[War in Darfur]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Andersson |first=Hilary |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7503428.stm |title= China 'is fuelling war in Darfur' |website=BBC News |date=13 July 2008 |access-date=2016-03-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305011237/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7503428.stm |archive-date=2016-03-05 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In March 2015, some [[Myanmar Air Force]] A-5C jets flying sorties against the [[Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army]], accidentally dropped bombs on a Chinese village in [[Gengma County]], [[Yunnan]] inside the Chinese border, killing 4 villagers, with the [[People's Liberation Army|PLA]] responding by deploying [[KS-1 (missile)|HQ-12]] surface-to-air missiles and fighter jets.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Feinberg|first1=William|title=China summons Burmese ambassador after bomb kills four in Yunnan|url=http://www.eastbysoutheast.com/china-summons-burmese-ambassador-after-bomb-kills-four-in-yunnan/|website=East by Southeast|date=14 March 2015 |access-date=16 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402135717/http://www.eastbysoutheast.com/china-summons-burmese-ambassador-after-bomb-kills-four-in-yunnan/|archive-date=2 April 2015|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

On 20 April 2017 two Q-5s were seen in [[Bohai Bay]] practicing air strikes against ground targets in the wake of increased tensions on the Korean peninsula.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2017/04/20/China-deploys-fighter-jets-in-drills-near-North-Korea/5421492712640/ |last=Shim |first=Elizabeth |title=China deploys fighter jets in drills near North Korea |access-date=2017-04-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170420224915/http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2017/04/20/China-deploys-fighter-jets-in-drills-near-North-Korea/5421492712640/ |archive-date=2017-04-20 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The Q-5 was replaced by the [[Xi'an JH-7]] during the 2010s.

==Variants==
{{More citations needed section|date=June 2025}}

===Domestic variants===
[[File:Q5 parked.png|thumb|Q-5]]
[[File:3 Nanchang Q-5s on Minsk flight deck.JPG|thumb|Old Q-5s on the deck of the [[Soviet aircraft carrier Minsk|''Minsk'']], at the Minsk World Theme Park]]
[[File:Nanchang Q-5.jpg|thumb|Old Q-5 numbered #0064]]

*'''Q-5:''' Original production version with a total of 6 pylons, two under each wing and two under the [[fuselage]], and was superseded by the Q-5A.
*'''Q-5Jia:''' Q-5 modified to carry [[Kuangbiao-1]] tactical nuclear bombs,<ref name="u059">{{cite web |date=2023-01-08 |title=战术氢弹爆炸，这部电影细节严谨_澎湃号·媒体_澎湃新闻-The Paper |url=https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_21472612 |access-date=2025-06-28 |website=thepaper.cn |language=zh}}</ref> only a very limited number were built. 317Jia radar was tested as improvement program. One of such aircraft is currently on display at the aviation museum in [[Beijing]].
*'''Q-5Yi:''' Torpedo attacker for navy, only few manufactured. [[YJ-8]] anti-ship missile was also being considered, but the program was cancelled due to budget problem even though the missile was well developed, and afterwards missile test launches were conducted from [[Type 024 missile boat]]. In eighties, YJ-81 was once mounted for test, but this proposition was soon rejected when it was decided to let JH-7 take the role.
*'''Q-5I (Q-5A):''' Q-5 with the internal weapon bay replaced by internal fuel tank, increasing fuel capacity over 70%. Like all previous Q-5 variants, navigation was still a bottle neck with the result being that aircraft must fly longer times in more complex search patterns in long range strikes. However, this problem is somewhat reduced by the increased fuel capacity. An indigenous Type 79Y4 [[laser rangefinder]] developed by No. 613 Institute was fitted.
*'''Q-5IA (Q-5B):''' Improved Q-5I, [[radar warning receiver]] and [[flare (countermeasure)|flare]] dispensers added, the original weapon aiming sight of the Q-5 was developed by No. 5311 Factory, and named as SH-1, short for ''S''he – ''H''ong (Shoot-Bomb-1 / 射轰-1), which only had limited capability because attacks could only be carried out at a fixed angle. No. 5311 Factory developed an improved version SH-1I (射轰-1甲) to allow the attack to be carried out at different angles. Extra outer pylon under each wing added for [[PL-2]]/[[PL-5]] air-to-air missiles, bombs or rocket launchers.
*'''Q-5II (Q-5C):''' Q-5I with omnidirectional [[radar warning receiver]]s. Later, Type 205 [[pulse doppler]] navigation radar was installed on several planes to solve the navigation problem.
*'''Q-5III:''' Foreign trade variant, export name A-5III/A-5C,  Project Long6 (Dragon Six). Total 10 pylons, with 1 extra pylon under each wing for [[R.550 Magic|R.550]]/[[AIM-9]] air-to-air missiles. See also Export variants.
*'''Q-5 with indigenous nav/attack system:''' Project CC, Q-5I with indigenous Type 205 doppler navigation system, Q5HK-15 [[laser rangefinder]] and SH-1IIA sight. One year later, [[head-up display]] and air data computer were incorporated into system. The whole system finally got approved in 1992, and relevant technology was applied to Q-5D several years later.
*'''Q-5IV (Q-5M, Q-5D(old)):''' Project CI. Joint Chinese-[[Italy|Italian]] project to upgrade the Q-5II with Italian avionics from the [[AMX International AMX]] attack fighter. Avionics would include a ranging radar, [[head-up display]], [[inertial navigation system]], [[air data computer]] and dual central computers all integrated via dual-redundant [[MIL-STD-1553]]B databus. Completion and first deliveries were to take place in late 1988 and early 1989 respectively.<ref>{{Cite web |title="West Updates China's Best", Flight International issue September 1987 |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1987/1987%20-%201859.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025150135/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1987/1987%20-%201859.html|page=45 |archive-date=2012-10-25 |website=Flight global}}</ref>  28.8% change in comparison to the closest earlier version. Two central computers like that of Q-5M and new RW-30 [[radar warning receiver]]s were added. ALR-1 [[laser rangefinder]] and QHK-10 [[Head-Up Display]] developed by No. 613 Institute were added. Although the project was influenced after the [[1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre]], it was approved to continue by China and Italy in 1992, new upgrade items such as IFIR and ELINT, etc., were put into program. Due to the loss of time, it failed to enter production. See also Export variants.
*'''Q-5D(C):''' Composite material demonstrator for Q-5D(old).
*'''Q-5IIGai (Q-5K, Q-5E(old)):''' Project CF, joint Chinese-French project to upgrade Q-5II with French avionics, such as VE110 [[head-Up Display]], ULIS91 [[inertial navigation system]], TMV630 [[laser rangefinder]] and other electro-optics.  Like the Q-5M/A-5M, the project was cancelled after the Tiananmen Square protest of 1989. So some indigenous equipment such as doppler radar, jammer etc., were used to achieve further progress. It was terminated in 1993.
*'''Q-5D:''' Interim attack aircraft introduced during the [[Third Taiwan Strait Crisis|1996 Taiwan Strait Crisis]], the separate doppler navigation system and [[Global Positioning System|GPS]] of the Q-5C was replaced by the DG-1 integrated doppler navigation/GPS system. Other systems included the ALR-1 Laser rangefinder/Marked Target seeker and QHK-10 [[Head-Up Display]]. A new weapon aiming sight, the SH-1II (射轰-1乙), replaced the older SH-1I (射轰-1甲), and No. 5311 Factory managed to successfully integrate this sight with the new [[laser rangefinder]] and Type 205 navigation radar.
*'''Q-5E:''' New pylon with ability to mount [[laser-guided bomb]]s such as [[LT PGB|LS-500J]] LGB, fire control system also improved. Laser pod is absent from the plane due to weight issue.
*'''Q-5F:''' [[Laser designator]] pod carrier, special large belly right pylon mounted for laser targeting pod, which is always false recognized as semi-buried electro-optical targeting pod.
*'''Q-5G:''' Q-5E with belly [[conformal fuel tank]] to solve the range problem.
*'''JQ-5J:''' Tandem two seater of Q-5. The manufacturer claimed that it can be used as [[forward air control]] like the [[A-10 Thunderbolt II#Variants|OA-10A]], and providing targeting information via [[data link]]s. The rear seat is 286 millimetres higher than the front seat, enables the back-seat pilot to have a 5 degree field of vision, and the canopy opens to the right. When used as a trainer, the rear [[cockpit (aviation)|cockpit]] control can override that of the front cockpit.
*'''Q-5L''' – Upgraded Q-5C, with [[LLLTV]]/[[FLIR]] vision systems for a day/night capability. Infrared imaging and television cameras were mounted on nose orb. Other improvements include Head Up Display, GPS Rx, [[Inertial navigation system|INS]], [[TACAN]], and chaff/flare dispensers. Weapons capability include the Chinese LS-500J laser-guided glide bombs with a 12&nbsp;km range. Optional belly conformal fuel tank.
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*'''Q-5N''' – Upgraded Q-5D with same upgrade program as Q-5L, main difference is navigation system of Q-5D.

===Export variants===
*'''A-5:''' Export designation for version of the Q-5 to [[North Korea]] in 1970s that appeared in Chinese media.  The designation contains more than one variant since the Chinese military aid to North Korea is protracted, but it's not clear whether this export version is derived from Q-5, Q-5A, Q-5I or Q-5IA.
*'''A-5IIA:''' Modified version of Q-5II, sold to [[Sudan]].
*'''A-5IIIK:''' Export version of Q-5III sold to [[Myanmar]].
*'''A-5III/A-5C:''' Export version with western equipment upon customers' requests, such as flight instrumentation made by [[Rockwell Collins]], and western [[ejection seat]] made by [[Martin-Baker]]. Added the capability to fire western weaponry such as the French [[SNEB]], [[Matra Durandal]], [[R.550 Magic]] or US [[AIM-9 Sidewinder]]s. Exported to [[Pakistan]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://secondtononepaf.com/2022/03/03/fantastic-fantan/|website=Second to None|title=Fantastic Fantan|date=3 March 2022|publisher=Directorate of Media Affairs Pakistan Air Force|author=Air Cdre (R) Muhammad Ali}}</ref>
*'''A-5IV/A-5M:''' Export version of Q-5M with more western equipment such as flight instrumentation made by [[Rockwell Collins]], and western ejection seat made by [[Martin-Baker]]. Added the capability to fire western missiles such as the [[R.550 Magic]] or [[AIM-9 Sidewinder]]. [[Myanmar]] ordered, but chose A-5IIIK instead after program extension. Evaluated by the  [[Pakistan Air Force]] in 1990.{{Citation needed|date=August 2012}}

== Surviving aircraft ==

* Q-5I - [[Jianchuan Museum Cluster]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-07 |title=游记1:吃住行在建川的旅游攻略 |url=https://www.jc-museum.cn/news/1393.html |access-date=2025-03-04 |website=[[Jianchuan Museum Cluster]]}}</ref>[[File:Q-5I Jianchuan museum.png|thumb|Q-5I at [[Jianchuan Museum Cluster]]]]
* [[Minsk World|Minsk world theme park]] ([[Soviet aircraft carrier Minsk]])

==Operators==
===Current operators===
'''{{MYA}}'''
*[[Myanmar Air Force]] − Received 24 A-5C in 1997−1998.<ref>{{cite web |title=Arms transfer database |url=https://armstransfers.sipri.org/ArmsTransfer/CSVResult |website=SIPRI |publisher=[[Stockholm International Peace Research Institute]] |access-date=1 January 2026}}</ref> 20 remain in service {{as of|December 2025|lc=yes}}{{sfn|Hoyle|2025|page=24}}

===Former operators===
'''{{PRC}}'''
*[[People's Liberation Army Air Force]] - 300 Q-5 retired in 2010.{{Citation needed|date=June 2025}}
*[[People's Liberation Army Navy]] - 49 Q-5 retired in 2010.{{Citation needed|date=June 2025}}
'''{{flag|Bangladesh}}'''
*[[Bangladesh Air Force]] − Operated 21 A-5C in 2003{{sfn|Wragg|2003|page=19}}
'''{{PRK}}'''
*[[Korean People's Air Force]] received 40 airplanes in 1982.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Trade Registers|url=https://armstrade.sipri.org/armstrade/page/trade_register.php|access-date=2021-08-11|website=armstrade.sipri.org}}</ref>{{Better source needed|date=November 2024}} However, they have never been seen in service nor captured on satellite imagery, and according to statistics from GlobalSecurity.org, they were withdrawn between 1990 and 1995.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Korean People's Army Air Force Equipment|url=https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/dprk/air-force-equipment.htm|access-date=2021-08-11|website=www.globalsecurity.org}}</ref>{{Better source needed|date=November 2024}}
'''{{PAK}}'''
*[[Pakistan Air Force]] 55 A-5C from 1983 to 2011
**[[No. 7 Squadron (Pakistan Air Force)|No. 7 Squadron ''Bandits'']] operated A-5C from 1983 until circa 1991.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://secondtononepaf.com/2022/03/03/fantastic-fantan/|website=Second to None|title=Fantastic Fantan|date=3 March 2022|publisher=Directorate of Media Affairs Pakistan Air Force}}</ref>
**[[No. 26 Squadron (Pakistan Air Force)|No. 26 Squadron ''Black Spiders'']] operated A-5C from 1984 until February 2010.<ref name=retireFantan>{{cite news|title=Pakistan retires A-5 'Fantan'|first=Farhan|last=Bokhari|date=15 April 2011|work=[[Jane's Defence Weekly]]}}</ref><ref name=firstJFsq>{{cite web|last=Parsons|first=Gary|title=First JF-17 squadron forms|url=http://www.key.aero/view_article.asp?ID=1582&thisSection=military|work=key.aero|date=19 February 2010|access-date=19 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019093721/http://www.key.aero/view_article.asp?ID=1582&thisSection=military|archive-date=19 October 2013|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
**[[No. 16 Squadron (Pakistan Air Force)|No. 16 Squadron ''Black Panthers'']] operated A-5C from 1983 until April 2011.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pakistan & China's JF-17 Fighter Program|url=http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/stuck-in-sichuan-pakistani-jf17-program-grounded-02984/|work=defenseindustrydaily.com|date=14 November 2011|access-date=20 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020051016/http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/stuck-in-sichuan-pakistani-jf17-program-grounded-02984/|archive-date=20 October 2013|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="JF-17 progress">{{cite web|url=http://www.key.aero/view_article.asp?ID=3031&thisSection=military|title=JF-17 build-up progresses|access-date=19 October 2013|work=key.aero|date=12 April 2011|first=Gary|last=Parsons|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020100302/http://www.key.aero/view_article.asp?ID=3031&thisSection=military|archive-date=20 October 2013|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
'''{{SUD}}'''
* [[Sudanese Air Force]] − 15 in storage {{as of|2025|lc=yes}}{{sfn|The Military Balance|2025|page=502}}

==Specifications (Q-5D)==
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==See also==
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|related=
*[[Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19]]
*[[Shenyang J-6]]
*[[Xi'an JH-7]]
|similar aircraft=
*{{lwc|Soko J-22 Orao}}
*{{lwc|Sukhoi Su-7}}
*{{lwc|SEPECAT Jaguar}}
*{{lwc|F-105|F-105 Thunderchief}}
*{{lwc|A-4 Skyhawk}}
*{{lwc|F-11 Tiger}}
*{{lwc|A-10}}
*{{lwc|Su-25}}
|lists=
*[[List of historic aircraft of the People's Liberation Army Air Force]]
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==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Nanchang Q-5}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110226111211/http://www.airforceworld.com/pla/q-5-a-5-striker-china.htm Nanchang Q-5 photo collection and introduction]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110303214406/http://www.airforceworld.com/pla/q-5-a-5-striker-bomb-bay-china.htm Q5 Internal Weapon Bay]

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