Encourage international strategic partnership that could contribute towards industrial enhancement activities towards developing and strengthening potential for expertise, ability and marketing of the national defence industry; Maximise the use of local content to reduce foreign exchange outflow; Establish the foundation for national defence industry and economy based on the provision of strategic logistics support; Promotion of technology transfer; Promote cooperation in research and development; and Human resource development and local expertise and skills enhancement A defence Industry Blueprint was published in 2004 to provide guidance for the national defence industry. It emphasis among others issues related to capability development levels, new approaches to the offset programme and technology transfer, new approaches to defence acquisition, industry incentive, role of government agencies and the Malaysian Council for Defence and Security industry, universities, research and design institutions, R&D activities, bilateral defence industry cooperation, establishment of strategic business alliances and smart partnership, marketing enhancement, human resource and competency development and the different levels of defence industry development. In conclusion, the contribution of the defence industry to national defence capability development in significant and meaningful. MALAYSIA’S NATIONAL DEFENCE POLICY Page 30