Section 7Sec./Art. 7

Self-Reliant Defense Posture (SRDP) Program. The DND, through the Office of the Undersecretary for DTRID, shall formulate and implement the SRDP program to revitalize the defense industry, vigorously develop and strengthen allied industries, and address the short, medium, and long-term needs for defense materiel. The following shall be the guiding principles in formulating the program:

(a) It shall be designed to be advantageous to in-country enterprises, generate and prioritize local employment, and contribute to foreign currency exchange savings, in accordance with Section 12, Article XII of the Philippine Constitution;

(b) It shall promote technology transfer;

(c) It shall endeavor to secure the country's sufficient access to resilient supply chains of materiel or critical components that are vital to national security;

(d) It shall drive proactive research and development efforts and the adoption of innovative technologies to enhance the exiting inventory of equipment and weapons systems;

(e) It shall promote active participation of local innovative councils, invention societies, universities, and other higher learning institutions in advancing science-based industrialization and provide research grants and development subsidies to program participants;

(f) It shall complement the Philippine Development Plan, and align with the National Security Policy and Republic Act No. 10349 or the "Revised AFP Modernization Program," with emphasis on the modernization of the government arsenal, naval shipyards, military bases, and camps;

(g) It shall assess the current state of the country and define development goals to allow the private industry time to acquire the necessary expertise and technology for future government request for products;

(h) It shall align with the objectives of Republic Act No. 11293 or the "Philippine Innovation Act," particularly by fostering partnerships among various stakeholders from the public and private sector, academe, micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), research and development institutions, and communities towards promoting inclusive growth and improving the quality of life through innovation;

(i) It shall enumerate a comprehensive range of defense materiel covered by the program, while specifying materiel to be produced by the Government, or government-owned and -controlled corporations (GOCCs), those that will be co-developed with private entities, and those that will be wholly outsourced to private industry;

(j) It shall promote the export of locally made materiel and the in-country enterprises to other countries; and

(k) It shall prioritize the purchase of locally made materiel by national agencies, local government units, and other law enforcement agencies from in-country enterprises.