Modern Wall Art

Modern — 13 museum-grade prints from the period. The Mitsubishi F-2 emerged from Japan's FS-X programme as the most significant indigenous fighter co-development since the F-1 support fighter — blending Lockheed Martin F-16 design lineage with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries composite expertise and JASDF-specific mission tailoring. The enlarged wing and anti-ship focus reflected island-chain defence priorities across the East China Sea and Pacific approaches. The KAI FA-50 Fighting Eagle represents South Korea's successful pivot from trainer development to operational light combat — a pathway that exported indigenous aerospace credibility to the Philippines, Poland, Malaysia, and other customers seeking affordable supersonic capability. Derived from the T-50 programme that Lockheed Martin helped shape, the FA-50 lets ROKAF maintain an all-indigenous fighter wing composition at Wonju alongside KA-1 forward-air-control aircraft. The KF-21 Boramae programme represents South Korea's most ambitious indigenous military aircraft project — a twin-engine fighter designed to reduce dependence on US-built F-16 production lines while complementing ROKAF F-35A stealth capabilities. First flight on 19 July 2022 marked Korea as one of few nations developing clean-sheet fighters in the 2020s alongside Turkey's KAAN and India's AMCA ambitions.

Updated 14 Jun 2026