§1Who it is for

  • All Indian defence suppliers — watch this for changes to Make and iDEX routes

Useful if

Every defence supplier planning bids in 2027 onwards

Do not spend time on it if

Anyone treating the draft as current law

§2Eligibility

Not published

The guideline does not list eligibility conditions. Ask the portal or bank before you apply — we do not make up lists.

§3Benefits

  • Proposed (draft): Make/iDEX projects updated with spiral development and 05 years of assured orders

Proposed

  • compensation to all vendors who are successful in trial evaluations
  • procurement categories reduced from 5 to 4; Indigenous Content raised from 50% to 60% in Buy (Indian-IDDM)
  • new Long Term Bulk Acquisition and Low-Cost Capital Acquisition procedures; TRL-based categorisation; ab-initio single vendor allowed in Buy (Indian-IDDM) for TRL 6 to 9
  • two-stage trials; timeline monitoring from RFI onwards

§4Norms — pattern of assistance

Not published

The guideline does not list the norms. Ask the portal or bank before you apply — we do not make up lists.

§5Documents

Not published

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§6How to apply

  1. 1

    Not an application scheme. Track MoD website for the final notified text.

§7Pros and cons

Merits

  • Draft promises 5 years of assured orders for Make/iDEX and pay-out to all trial-successful vendors (PIB, 13 Feb 2026)
  • Draft targets shorter timelines with monitoring from RFI onwards (PIB, 13 Feb 2026)

Demerits

  • Not in force as far as could be confirmed — draft only
  • 60% indigenous content requirement may be harder for small suppliers relying on imported parts (draft)
  • Commentary flags heavier compliance (formula-based IC calculations, tier-wise reporting) falling hardest on MSMEs and startups (Tewari, Oct 2026 — commentary)

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Sources

  1. PIB, MoD — DAP 2026 proposes transformative leap (13 Feb 2026, Release ID 2227775)
  2. News On AIR — DAP 2026 draft (13 Feb 2026)
  3. Acuity Law — Amended Defence FAQs (17 Jun 2026, Japanese edition)
  4. Ishan Jayant Tewari — DAP 2026: From Made in India to Owned by India (commentary, Oct 2026)

Checked on 18 October 2026. For information only — confirm with the department or bank. Spotted a mistake? Report it.