🛡 Draft Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP) – 2026
The Department of Defence has prepared the Draft Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP) – 2026, aimed at strengthening jointness, Aatmanirbharta, force modernisation, and scaling up India’s defence ecosystem.
Once approved, it will replace the existing DAP 2020.
This topic is extremely important for UPSC GS Paper III (Defence & Internal Security).
🎯 Aim of Draft DAP 2026
To align India’s defence acquisition process with:
✔ Rapidly evolving geo-strategic landscape
✔ Growth of the Indian economy
✔ Rise of private defence industry
✔ Technological imperatives of modern warfare
🔎 Key Provisions of Draft DAP 2026
🇮🇳 1. Strong Push for Aatmanirbharta
- Institutionalised preference for “Buy Indian – IDDM”
(Indian–Indigenously Designed, Developed & Manufactured). - Promotes domestic innovation and reduced import dependency.
⚙ 2. Ease of Participation
- Relaxation in financial and experience criteria.
- Encourages MSMEs, private players, and startups.
- Faster decision-making through delegation of powers.
💻 3. Digitisation & Automation
- Aggressive infusion of digital systems in procurement processes.
- Improves transparency and efficiency.
🏭 4. Categorisation of Projects
- Based on technology availability & manufacturing readiness.
- Encourages structured indigenisation planning.
🚀 5. Start-ups & MSME Support
- Advance payments against IP rights or bank guarantees.
- Boosts innovation ecosystem in defence manufacturing.
🔬 6. Revamp of Trials & Quality Assurance
- Streamlined QA processes.
- Aligns with short technological cycles of modern warfare.
📜 DAP 2020 – Key Provisions
🚫 Import Embargo
- Ban on import of 101 defence weapons/platforms.
- Push toward domestic production.
🌍 New Category Introduced
- “Buy (Global – Manufacture in India)”
- Replaced older “Buy and Make” category.
🏢 Definition of Indian Vendor
- A company is considered ‘Indian Owned’ if more than 50% capital is owned by resident Indian citizens.
📚 UPSC Relevance
🔹 GS Paper III – Defence & Security
🔹 Indigenisation of technology
🔹 Atmanirbhar Bharat
🔹 Strategic Autonomy
🔹 Private sector participation in defence
India’s defence reforms reflect a shift from being one of the largest arms importers toward becoming a defence manufacturing hub.
🛡 रक्षा अधिग्रहण प्रक्रिया (DAP) – 2026 (प्रस्तावित)
रक्षा विभाग ने Draft DAP-2026 तैयार किया है, जिसका उद्देश्य है:
✔ संयुक्तता (Jointness)
✔ आत्मनिर्भरता
✔ सैन्य आधुनिकीकरण
✔ रक्षा उत्पादन पारिस्थितिकी तंत्र का विस्तार
यह लागू होने पर DAP-2020 का स्थान लेगा।
🎯 उद्देश्य
भारत की रक्षा खरीद प्रणाली को
🔹 बदलते भू-राजनीतिक परिदृश्य
🔹 आर्थिक विकास
🔹 निजी रक्षा उद्योग के विस्तार
🔹 आधुनिक युद्ध की तकनीकी आवश्यकताओं
के अनुरूप बनाना।
🔎 प्रमुख प्रावधान
🇮🇳 आत्मनिर्भरता पर जोर
- “Buy Indian – IDDM” को प्राथमिकता
- आयात निर्भरता में कमी
⚙ भागीदारी में सहजता
- वित्तीय एवं अनुभव मानदंडों में ढील
- स्टार्टअप और MSMEs को प्रोत्साहन
- निर्णय प्रक्रिया में विकेंद्रीकरण
💻 डिजिटलीकरण
- खरीद प्रक्रिया में ऑटोमेशन
- पारदर्शिता एवं दक्षता में वृद्धि
🔬 गुणवत्ता व परीक्षण सुधार
- QA एवं ट्रायल प्रक्रिया को सरल बनाना
- आधुनिक युद्ध की तकनीकी आवश्यकताओं के अनुरूप
📜 DAP-2020 मुख्य बिंदु
🚫 101 हथियारों/प्लेटफॉर्म पर आयात प्रतिबंध
🌍 “Buy (Global – Manufacture in India)” श्रेणी
🏢 50% से अधिक भारतीय स्वामित्व पर ‘Indian Vendor’ की मान्यता
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