NEW DELHI, Feb. 10 -- The draft defence acquisition procedure (DAP-2026) has put the spotlight on defence technology owned by India and 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' that primarily covered manufacturing foreign equipment or components on Indian soil, the draft DAP published on Tuesday said.

"For 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 (ToT), which often results in dependency on legacy systems, to co-development and intellectual property (IP) ownership. Capital acquisitions would pr...