Plans for an upgraded Q-5/A-5 with Western equipment and new navigation and attack (nav/attack) systems were largely aborted following the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989, but the aircraft continues in service.
Rencana untuk Q-5/A-5 ditingkatkan dengan peralatan Barat dan navigasi yang baru dan serangan (nav / serangan) sistem sebagian besar dibatalkan menyusul protes Tiananmen 1989 , namun 'Fantan' terus dalam pelayanan.