The Defence Acquisition Council has approved the acquisition of defence equipment for about 2700 Crores rupees. <br />''<br />''The approval include acquistion of three Cadet Training ships for the Navy, which will  provide basic sea training to officer cadets including women officer under trainees. <br />''<br />''The ships will be capable of undertaking Hospital Ship duties, providing Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief, undertaking Search and Rescue missions and Non-Combatant Evacuation Operations.<br />''<span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />