Air Force Research Laboratory AFWERX

As the innovation arm of the Department of the Air Force and powered by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), AFWERX brings cutting edge American ingenuity from small businesses and start-ups to address the most pressing challenges of the DAF. Headquartered at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, AFWERX employs military, civilian and contractor personnel executing an annual $1.4 billion budget. Since 2019, the directorate has awarded 10,400 contracts worth more than $7.24 billion to strengthen the U.S. defense industrial base and drive faster technology transition to operational capability. - The four core arms of AFWERX - **Ventures**, **Spark**, **Prime** and **SpaceWERX** \- serve to expand the defense industrial base for advanced technologies, empower Airmen and Guardian talent, and drive faster technology transition to operational capability. - AFWERX teams internationally across academia, industry and government to develop technology, expand talent and transition dual-use capabilities. - **Mission:** AFWERX accelerates agile and affordable capability transitions by teaming leaders in innovative technology with Airman and Guardian talent. - **Mantra:** Unleashing American Ingenuity - **Vision:** Forge an innovation ecosystem that delivers disruptive Air & Space capabilities.