  Dark matter particles annihilating in the Galactic halo can provide a flux of
positrons potentially observable in upcoming experiments, such as PAMELA and
AMS-02. We discuss the spectral features which may be associated with dark
matter annihilation in the positron spectrum and assess the prospects for
observing such features in future experiments. Although we focus on some
specific dark matter candidates, neutralinos and Kaluza-Klein states, we carry
out our study in a model independent fashion. We also revisit the positron
spectrum observed by HEAT.
