Romanian company develops autonomous cruise missile that integrates Nemesis AI in operation system

 A Romanian company, specialized in creating software solutions, has developed its first autonomous cruise missile that integrates Nemesis AI in the control and operation systems, informs the company in a press release sent on Thursday.The missile is capable of operating at low altitude and in areas with disturbed navigation. The first tests were already done, with official demonstrations scheduled for 2026.The investment in this new project has exceeded one million euros, while an additional budget of approximately two million euros is foreseen for the optimization and testing stages.The missile, developed internally under the name Sahara Autonomous System, was conceived as a complete assembly, in which the hardware architecture and Nemesis AI are designed together. Thus, Nemesis AI runs in on-premise mode, allowing rapid configuration of AI models, flight profiles and operational parametres in the facilities that operate the system. The rocket can also be loaded with an AI model prepared for each mission, with the ability to adapt the trajectory and reaction in real time."The way Nemesis AI works is closely linked to the hardware architecture that we fully control: the electronics, the processing units, the flight controller and the structure on which the algorithms run. This level of integration is essential in scenarios where satellite navigation is disrupted by jamming (intentional interference) or spoofing (sending false signals)," explained Mihai Filip, CEO of the developer company, in the press release.Sahara is designed to fly at low altitudes, at approximately 50 metres, with a trajectory adapted to the terrain to reduce radar detection."Except for the turbojet engine and optical sensors, all internal components are developed by OVES Enterprise: the fuselage, electronic boards, processing units, control systems and the infrastructure on which Nemesis AI runs," the press release states.The new cruise missile weighs 50 kilograms, of which 10 kilograms are the payload, while the installed turbojet engine provides a thrust of 310 newtons, and the 20 kilograms of fuel allow an estimated range of approximately 200 kilometers in the current version. At the same time, the designed speed can reach Mach 0.85, depending on the final configuration of the fuselage.The project is being developed by a team of 25 engineers and researchers specialising in artificial intelligence, avionics, hardware, flight systems and testing.Oves Enterprise is a Romanian software development company, with expertise in creating complex software solutions and AI innovations for the aerospace, defence and cybersecurity industries, founded in 2015 in Cluj-Napoca.Currently, over half of the company's turnover, which has more than 200 employees and offices in Romania, Germany, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, the United States and Norway, is generated by projects outside Romania, which integrate new technologies in the field of artificial intelligence and big data.