Magellium Artal Group

Magellium Artal Group

Ramonville-Saint-Agne, France

SpaceUnmanned SystemsOptronicsC4ISRDual-use
201-500 employeesSoftware Developer, Subsystem ManufacturerSupplies Special Forces, Homeland Security & Police, Defense Industry
Profile last updated: August 15, 2026

About

Magellium Artal Group is a defense software developer based in Ramonville-Saint-Agne, France working in space, unmanned systems, optronics +2 more.

Magellium Artal Group is a French engineering company, described as an intermediate-sized enterprise (ETI) with around 300 engineers and doctors, active in image processing, Earth observation, space surveillance, geographic data, artificial intelligence, robotics, and software engineering. Its activities span space, defence, security, transport, energy and environment. In defence, it develops real-time video processing and hardware for military airborne intelligence, the ARGO 360 optical surveillance gimbal for mini-UAVs, and the Nano Mapper nano-drone mapping system. Its technologies were initially developed for the French army and are now also used by civilian security forces. It runs a geographic information production and distribution centre for the Établissement Géographique Interarmées and has worked on geographic data production for the French defence industry and for export. The group also supports space programmes, including space object detection and tracking, in-orbit calibration of optical instruments, and subcontracting for Sodern and ArianeGroup. It reports having over 26 years of experience and works with European and national space and environmental agencies.

Location

Ramonville-Saint-Agne, France

Employees

201-500

Focus areas

Earth observationspace surveillanceimage processingartificial intelligencegeographic information systemsroboticsUAVnano-dronereal-time video processingin-orbit calibrationdefenceCloud-Native software

Languages

FREN

Products & capabilities

Defense domains

SpaceUnmanned SystemsOptronicsC4ISRDefense Software & AI

Supply-chain role

Software DeveloperSubsystem ManufacturerSystem Integrator

What they offer

HardwareSoftwareEngineering ServicesTraining

Markets

Also sells to civilian markets

Products

ARGO 360

Optical surveillance gimbal for mini-UAVs

360 panoramic optical surveillance solution for mini-UAVs with six cameras, real-time event detection, high-resolution visual confirmation and on-board AI.

Nano Mapper

Nano-drone mapping system

Ultra-light nano-drone real-time mapping system incorporating the Aquila video processing system, used for monitoring large areas and forest fires.

Aquila

Real-time video processing system

Video processing and real-time mapping system that uses video streams from any source to provide enhanced georeferencing capabilities.

End users

Special ForcesHomeland Security & PoliceDefense Industry

Standards, platforms & customers

Named customers

French armyÉtablissement Géographique InterarméesFrench Special ForcesSodernArianeGroupCNESEuropean Space AgencyEutelsat

Credentials & affiliations

Certifications

EcoVadis Gold medal

Issued by: EcoVadis

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