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{|{{Infobox aircraft begin
 |name= IL5-Nightjar
 |image= File:Primer_Mirage_III_en_Argentina.jpg
 |caption= A two-seat IL5-Nightjar of the [[Royal Zalluabed Air Force]]
}}{{Infobox aircraft type
 |type= Interceptor aircraft
 |national origin = {{flag|Zalluabed}}
 |manufacturer= 
 |designer=
 |first flight= 17 November 1956
 |introduced= 1961
 |retired=
 |status= 
 |primary user= [[Royal Zalluabed Air Force]]
 |more users= 
 |produced=
 |number built= 1422
 |variants with their own articles= 
}}
|}

The '''IL5-Nightjar''' is a [[Zalluabed]]i single/dual-seat, single-engine, fighter aircraft. It was the first south [[Adula]]n combat aircraft to exceed Mach 2 in horizontal flight, in 1958. In 1952, the Zalluabedi government issued its specification, calling for a lightweight, all-weather interceptor. Following favorable flight testing held over the course of 1954, in which speeds of up to Mach 1.6 were attained, it was decided that a larger follow-on aircraft would be required to bear the necessary equipment and payloads. In October 1960, the first major production model, designated as the IL5-Nightjar, performed its maiden flight. 

The IL5-Nightjar was produced in large numbers for both the [[Royal Zalluabed Air Force]] and a wide number of export customers. Prominent overseas operators of the fighter included [[San Martina]], [[Qolaysia]], [[Alecburgh]], [[Apatonia]], [[Somodi]], and [[Vulkaria]]. Often considered to be a second-generation fighter aircraft, the IL5-Nightjar experienced a lengthy service life with several of these operators; for some time, the type remained a fairly maneuverable aircraft and an effective opponent when engaged in close-range dogfighting. Though it has been largely phased out for modern fighters like the [[IL9-Ibis]], the IL5-Nightjar is still in use throughout the world in several developing nations, and the Zalluabedi military has routinely used them in conflicts such as the [[Hisrea War]] and the [[2023 Zalluabed conflict]].
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