AFWERX, the innovation arm of the Department of the Air Force and a directorate within the Air Force Research Laboratory, employs a thorough due diligence process at the core of its investment strategy for safeguarding national security interests. One of the primary concerns driving the due diligence process is American intellectual property theft, a threat that poses significant economic and national security implications. A 2019 FBI document on intellectual property theft estimates losses of $225 billion to $600 billion due to counterfeit goods and stolen technologies. (U.S. Air Force video by Michael Madero) More