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You only reserve the right to call something indigenous when you develop the product from the scratch including designing which is the core of SAM systems as the designs and other specs are copy righted under international law unless a transfer of technology agreement or license production agreement is signed.
Performing a sensor upgrade on a russian system won't make it "indigenous".
any development in the recent times is a progressive development,which means you already have something,and you build up upon that.If you reaaly want to go by the term "starting from the scratch",then you will have to discover fire first,then invent the wheel,and so on....Understand what I mean??
This is easier for them to understand,who have ever been a part of any kind of technical development related project.I will give you an example.
I was once attached to a project aimed at making "Bio-diesel",and the target was to sustain its usability for a longer period of time,so that it does not form an emulsion,after prolonged storage.
So,the first step for us,was what should be first step for any kind of project,i.e. "Collection of as much data as possible about similar endeavors".We used data from projects done in U.S,Brazilian and some European Universities.
Now,that does not make our own project American,Brazilian or European.Data/information is always available for those who seek.Re-using previously generated information and then developing on its basis does not make it a global project.We can call this project an indigenous one,since we are doing it by ourselves,with out any active collaboration of any foreign agency.
Now,tell me something.The concept of car was created in Europe,not in Pakistan.Now,if someday,some Pakistani company starts manufacturing car,then would not you call it indigenous ??