Thanks, Mr. Chair.
There are three principal benefits, but mainly it's getting in on the ground floor of the development of a brand-new piece of technology. As has been discussed, the F–35 joint strike fighter project is really meant to be at the cutting edge of aircraft technology. The Canadian companies participating in the development of that are in, from the very early days, on the development of the technology, which gives them a couple of advantages.
One advantage in the longer term, when the product actually goes into production, is to participate in the building of those pieces. The second advantage is, having developed this technology, that they can then take it and apply it elsewhere in their business. We do have real examples in Canada of companies that have participated in the development of the JSF being able to take that technology and apply it in other businesses, such as in the civil aircraft business.