We Design the Way Forward
We Design the Way Forward
Innovation Impact
65+ Major Events
Average value of $150K per event, invested in innovation and solving DAF issues
Harnessing Industry Expertise
State-of-the-art experience to kick-start agility, speed, and outside-the-box thinking
Collaboration Value
Industry expertise value of $4.2M at no cost to government
Exclusive User Pool
Exclusive access to USAFA SMEs of 140 PhDs, 4K cadets, research, and industry
Air Force Aligned Priorities
Events and workshops with classified capability connecting similar challenges across DAF
Stakeholder Value
Furthering innovation culture and ecosystem with rapid discovery-to-prototype
How did the Air Force’s first innovation hub get its start?
AF CYBERWORX CONCEPTUALIZED
In 2015, the concept for AF CyberWorx was briefed to a few visionaries: Gen. John Hyten, then Air Force Space Command CC, the AF CIO, Lt. Gen. William Bender, and Mr. Richard McConn, USAFA '66, USAFA distinguished graduate, accomplished business leader, and senior member to the DHS Col. These three championed this initiative with AF senior leadership and the Academy Foundation. Subsequently, founding documents were drafted and staffed between the Academy and AFSPC. Manpower was allocated and space was identified in the academic building for the new organization.
The AF CyberWorx concept was to harness the intellect of government, industry, and Academia to ideate and solve the Air Force's hardest challenges in an academic environment.