Head of Airspace Innovation & Partnerships at AFWERX
Darshan “Dash” Divakaran is the Head of Airspace Innovation & Partnerships for AFWERX, the Innovation arm of the United States Air Force. In this role, he leads the airspace integration efforts with a focus on scaling autonomy and traffic management for UAS & AAM. He also leads the AFWERX Prime partnerships & outreach efforts. Dash works closely with the military, federal, state, and academia on the future of air mobility and accelerating innovation.
Dash is an aerospace intrapreneur and technology evangelist with expertise in uncrewed aviation, aviation development, military innovation, geospatial analysis, emerging technologies, and program management. His areas of expertise are in uncrewed aviation, autonomy, and related emerging technologies. In his previous roles, he led many efforts to work with the public and private sectors to develop, integrate, and manage national programs and initiatives. He is also an FAA-certified commercial pilot with a multi-engine rating and holds an FAA part 107 remote pilot certificate.