– These acquisition categories are listed in decreasing order of priority. They are prioritised based on the relative importance of indigenisation. Apart from enhancing the minimum IC requirements, the DAP 2020 also seeks to increase the indigenous availability of high-end military materials and special alloys for future needs. 4 For this, the DAP 2020 has proposed that public sector platform manufacturers, and research and development establishments identify various materials that can be indigenously developed by them or through transfer of technology under the offset clause. 5 The DAP 2020 also seeks to utilise indigenous software for running applications on equipment/systems and mandatorily include them under the Buy (Indian – IDDM) and Buy (Indian) categories.