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Lockheed Martin and MAS (L3Harris) set framework for an F-35 air vehicle depot in Quebec

Lockheed Martin and MAS, an L3Harris Technologies company, have announced a new collaboration framework focused on information sharing and coordination to establish an F-35 Air Vehicle Depot in Canada. The plan targets long-term sustainment capability, with implications for in-country defense maintenance capacity and jobs in Quebec.

Discovered 2026-04-21T12:58:18.719529-07:00 | 2026-04-21T12:58:18.719529-07:00

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Establishing an F-35 air vehicle depot in Quebec would materially expand Canada’s in-country sustainment footprint—an issue closely tied to Ottawa’s broader F-35 procurement and readiness planning, including recent discussions around procurement uncertainty (Canadian pilots head to Luke AFB amid procurement uncertainty).
The depot framework signals how prime-supplier teaming is being used to translate platform acquisition into domestic industrial capacity, aligning with Canada’s push to prioritize local defense suppliers under its Defence Industrial Strategy (Canada unveils Defence Industrial Strategy for C$180B and 125,000 jobs).
For sustainment-focused operations, the agreement centers on governance (a collaboration/information-sharing framework), indicating how long-term support responsibilities and depot readiness will be managed between the airframe prime and MAS.

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