New Delhi, Feb. 11 -- The draft Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP-2026) spotlights defence technology owned by India, not just made in India, a step aimed at becoming "a design powerhouse of the world," the defence ministry said. This marks a doctrinal departure from the initial phase of 'indigenisation,' which primarily covered manufacturing foreign equipment or components on Indian soil, said the draft DAP published on Tuesday. "For the next decade, the metric of success is not just 'Made in India', but 'Owned by India'. We are shifting the focus from Transfer of Technology, which often results in dependency on legacy systems, to co-development and intellectual property ownership. Capital acquisitions would prioritise the retention of so...