NEW DELHI – The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) on Wednesday approvedacquisition of defence equipment for about ₹2,700 crore, official sourcessaid.
The meeting of the Council, the highest decision-making body for defencelink, waschaired by Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
It granted approval for procurement of three cadet training ships for theIndian Navy, which would be utilised to provide basic sea training forofficer cadets including women officer undertrainees.00:0000:00
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The ships would be capable of undertaking hospital ship duties, providinghumanitarian assistance and disaster relief, undertaking search and rescue(SAR) missions and non-combatant evacuation operations.
