The company said on September 2, 2026 that the AI model has been built specifically around military requirements rather than by simply adapting a commercially available general-purpose language model. It forms part of a broader indigenous defence-AI ecosystem being developed under the Ministry of Defence’s Innovations for Defence Excellence, or iDEX, ADITI 2.0 programme.
The projection comes from research consultancy Infisum’s “Smart Growth in a Fast Market” report, which expects India’s e-commerce industry to expand at a compound annual growth rate of approximately 18.4% through 2030.
Latest information attributed to Indian Railways shows that the initiative has now generated approximately ₹162.39 crore in cumulative sales, while more than 1.54 lakh people have benefited from the programme. More than 2,300 OSOP outlets are operating across over 2,000 railway stations, giving locally produced goods access to one of India’s largest everyday consumer networks. Nearly 1.5 lakh direct beneficiaries have received market opportunities through the initiative.
One of the most important aspects of Vayu Baan is its expected ability to function in a GNSS-denied environment. Modern combat zones are increasingly saturated with jamming and spoofing systems designed to interfere with satellite navigation. A drone that depends entirely on GPS can therefore become unreliable at precisely the moment it is needed most. The IAF requirement consequently places emphasis on autonomous navigation even when satellite-navigation signals are unavailable or disrupted.
Prime Toolings announced the achievement through its official social-media channels, including the company’s Instagram account, stating that its Rotating Detonation Engine had successfully completed development and testing and had reached TRL-5. The company has subsequently released additional glimpses of the engine’s internal configuration and indicated that further technical information from the development programme will be made public.
The Japan Air Self-Defense Force officially announced on August 25, 2026 that Exercise Veer Guardian 26 will be conducted with the Indian Air Force from September 9 to September 21 at Air Force Station Jodhpur and the surrounding airspace in Rajasthan. Japan will deploy three F-2A fighters from its 8th Air Wing at Tsuiki Air Base, accompanied by approximately 110 personnel. The wider deployment and redeployment phase will run from September 1 to September 30.
The deployment is expected to begin in September 2026 and will mark the first time Indian Air Force instructors have been integrated into the fast-jet training system at RAF Valley. The arrangement reflects the growing depth of professional cooperation between the Indian Air Force and the Royal Air Force and represents an unusual reversal of traditional military training links between the two countries.
Researchers from the Raman Research Institute (RRI), an autonomous institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DST) explored ways to momentarily get the glass to liquid state for erasing their memory.
The meeting reviewed the expanding energy partnership between the two countries and explored new areas where cooperation could be deepened. Energy security, electrification, low-carbon development, carbon-market mechanisms and diversification of critical supply chains featured prominently in the discussions.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and De Wever are scheduled to hold bilateral talks in New Delhi on September 3 covering the broader India-Belgium relationship as well as regional and global developments. The Ministry of External Affairs has identified defence and security, trade and investment, technology, renewable energy, connectivity and people-to-people ties among the principal areas where cooperation could be expanded.
