ONELOGISTICS + ARCFIELD
Strategic Partnership
Arcfield and OneLogistics, Europe’s leading supply chain partner for sustainment of the F-35 fighter, have entered an exclusive collaboration to provide in-service support services for Canada’s future F-35 fleet. The partnership brings together the expertise, infrastructure, and knowledge of two leading global defence organizations to service and sustain Canada’s next generation fighter, while providing economic benefits for Canadian businesses and workers.
OneLogistics, headquartered at Royal Netherlands Air Support Command in Hoogerheide, Netherlands, has successfully provided supply chain management services to the fleet of F-35s operating in the Netherlands and throughout Europe and the Pacific Rim, since 2019.
A Proven Model for F-35 Sustainment
The partnership between Arcfield and OneLogistics will deliver a proven sustainment solution for the Canadian F-35s, based on the successful model operational in Europe.
When the first F-35 aircraft enters service in Canada, adherence to the F-35 Global Support Solution (GSS) will require Canada to adopt significant changes in its in-service support philosophy and construct compared to what exists today for the CF-18. That is why Arcfield has partnered with OneLogistics, the operator of the European Regional F-35 Warehouse and the largest Supply Chain Manager for the F-35 outside the United States.
OneLogistics has been providing sustainment supply chain management services for all the F-35s, both based and deployed, in the European region. They have gained in-depth knowledge of the F-35 GSS, developed and achieved broad support from the Government of the Netherlands, European logistics industry partners, and the US F-35 Joint Program Office, allowing it to develop best-in-class sustainment supply chain solutions and to become one of the most effective Product Support Providers (PSP) of the F-35 Program.
The experience gained by OneLogistics as a Product Support Provider (PSP) within the F-35 GSS program in Europe combined with Arcfield Canada’s tenure providing sustainment services to the CF-18 fleet in Canada creates an inimitable combination of secure supply chain management and support capabilities to sustain and support Canada’s future F-35 fleet.
Arcfield can implement a tailored solution of the successful OneLogistics model to deliver an immediate, reliable, and low-risk logistics readiness solution for the RCAF.
Operational and Economic Benefits to Canada
Arcfield’s team of dedicated and skilled professionals located across Canada are ready to support the next generation of fighter aircraft. With decades of firsthand expertise in delivering complex supply chain management, pioneering unique engineering solutions, and managing the maintenance, repair and overhaul of Canada’s current CF-18 fighter fleet, the team is committed in providing reliable operational in-service support.
Arcfield will also provide a beneficial Value Proposition that will employ Canadians across several regions, specifically in the Prairies and the Quebec regions, adding hundreds of new jobs across the country.
Industry Partners
Arcfield Canada has within its supply chain over 300 vendors and partners from across the aerospace and defence industry. Many of which represent not only the world’s leading defence and aerospace companies, but also emerging innovators in indigenous and Canadian Small and Medium Businesses (SMBs).
Mission Success
Leveraging the expertise of
Arcfield and OneLogistics
will provide the most
comprehensive and reliable
solution for Canada.
Together, they will deliver a
proven supply chain
management solution to
ensure fleet readiness and mission success.
Learn more about the strategic
partnership with OneLogistics in a
podcast interview with Jacques
Comtois, Vice President of Arcfield
Canada and Rene de Koning, the CEO
and owner of OneLogistics as they discuss the critical aspect of supporting the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, and the focus on Canada's future purchase of a F-35 fleet.
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