Lockheed Martin invests C$10 million in Canadian AI to improve Hercules fleet maintenance

Lockheed Martin Canada announced a C$10 million contract with Contextere to advance iMAPLE, an artificial-intelligence platform initially supporting the Royal Canadian Air Force's CC-130J Hercules fleet. Based on Contextere's MADISON technology, the Intelligent Maintenance, Asset, Personnel and Learning Environment links institutional knowledge, competency management and workforce readiness to practical maintenance tasks. Lockheed Martin will contribute design advice, testing, machine-learning methods, quality reviews and knowledge transfer as development proceeds. The project supports the company's industrial-benefit commitments under Hercules in-service support and is intended to preserve expertise and prepare personnel for complex equipment-maintenance requirements.