I see now where the number's coming from, but 2003 was less than a year after Canada joined the program. That's probably what it was worth at the time, because we had not explored the opportunities that are here. In the intervening seven years we found other opportunities and we brought many more companies on. So that's not the correct number.
On the number we're looking at now, if we take all the projects we've identified for Canada and extrapolate them over the production program, from the Lockheed Martin perspective, their worth is about $9.5 billion. When we add to that the engine work, it goes up to well over $10 billion.
We're not including in that any costs associated with sustainment of the airplane when it gets into service. It will be in service in Canada for about 30 years, so we are confident that there is a significant amount of additional industrial participation that's not accounted for yet. When we look at that versus the purchase cost of the airplane, we think there's a very big advantage to being part of this program. Because you're building parts for 3,173 airplanes, not for the 65 airplanes that Canada would buy.
That's the basis of the program. Now, is there any risk in that? There is risk in that industry has to perform, because no country, no government, wants to pay for poor performance as increased costs for their airplanes. Am I confident that Canadian industry will perform? I'm very confident. Your industry has been very competitive. Amongst all the partner nations I would say that Canada is as competitive or more competitive than the rest. They're very good.
It's a risk that industry has to take on. If they're willing to take on that risk, my sense is that the industrial benefits will far exceed those of the F-35. There will be opportunities in other programs. Your advanced composites manufacturers will be set up to do commercial work, as an example, so there are other opportunities that will open up by being part of this high-technology program.