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MAS and Lockheed Martin Announce F-35 Sustainment Partnership in Quebec
April 21, 2026
This collaboration will support Canada’s ability to exercise greater in-country control over aircraft upkeep while creating high-skilled jobs.
Press Release by L3Harris:
MIRABEL, Quebec, April 21, 2026 — MAS, an L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) company, and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) have announced a new framework for collaboration and information sharing to establish an F-35 Air Vehicle Depot in Canada.
The agreement builds on Canada’s selection of MAS as a strategic CF-35 sustainment partner, creating a joint executive steering committee to define depot capabilities, workforce training programs and sustainment solutions. This collaboration will support Canada’s ability to exercise greater in-country control over aircraft upkeep while creating high-skilled jobs.
“Depot-level sustainment means Canada’s aerospace workforce will perform the same advanced maintenance currently done in only a handful of locations worldwide,” said Jason Lambert, President, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance, L3Harris. “Our 40-year fighter sustainment heritage, combined with Lockheed Martin’s 5th Generation expertise, makes this the right partnership at the right time.”
The depot is expected to anchor an industrial framework of approximately 30 Canadian suppliers contributing $3.2 million per jet, across the global fleet of more than 1,325 F-35s.
“This collaboration delivers on Canada’s requirement to develop in-country sustainment capability and to operate and maintain the Canadian F-35 fleet independently,” said Chauncey McIntosh, Vice President and General Manager, F‑35 Program, Lockheed Martin. “With Lockheed Martin’s experience establishing sustainment capabilities around the world, our joint effort with MAS is expected to deliver fleet readiness, air superiority and increased economic benefits.”
The F-35 serves as the backbone of allied air power, with 20 nations committed to purchase more than 3,500 aircraft. L3Harris, one of Canada’s largest defence and security companies, has supported the nation’s aerospace and defence sectors for more than six decades.
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About Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin is a global defense technology company driving innovation and advancing scientific discovery. Our all-domain mission solutions and 21st Century Security® vision accelerate the delivery of transformative technologies to ensure those we serve always stay ahead of ready. More information at lockheedmartin.com.
