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MASA Group

Paris, France

Simulation & TrainingDefense Software & AIDual-use
Founded 199611-50 employeesSoftware DeveloperSupplies Land Forces, Naval Forces, Homeland Security & Police, Defense Industry
Profile last updated: May 2, 2026

About

Founded in 1996, MASA Group is a defense software developer based in Paris, France working in simulation & training, defense software & ai.

MASA Group is a France-based software company founded in 1996 that develops simulation and artificial intelligence software for military and civil security use. Its flagship product SWORD is a constructive simulation suite used to train and exercise military staffs, with the company reporting use by more than thirty armed forces worldwide and by defence agencies and industrial users. Its SYNERGY and XVR products serve crisis management, emergency planning and incident training for civil authorities. The company's Direct AI software development kit enables behavioural and decision-making autonomous agents for simulation, games, connected devices, autonomous vehicles and robots. MASA also takes part in national and European R&D projects, including work with the French Army on the SCORPION programme and on AI-based estimation of enemy future positions. The company is headquartered in Paris and has a small workforce of roughly forty employees of different nationalities. It also operates subsidiaries and sales activity in Brazil and the Middle East.

Location

Paris, France

Founded

1996

Employees

11-50

Registration

408 953 271

VAT number

FR42408953271

Focus areas

military simulationstaff trainingwargamingartificial intelligencecrisis managementserious gamesDirect AIconstructive simulationdecision support

Languages

FRENPTESAR

Products & capabilities

Defense domains

Simulation & TrainingDefense Software & AI

Supply-chain role

Software Developer

What they offer

SoftwareEngineering Services

Markets

Also sells to civilian markets

Products

SWORD

Constructive simulation and staff training suite

Software suite for scenario generation, aggregated constructive simulation and analysis, used to train military staffs from battalion to division level, support planning, operational research and concept evaluation. Adapts to national doctrines and equipment databases.

SYNERGY

Crisis management simulation software

Simulation software built on the Direct AI behavioural technology for training crisis cells, studying emergency plans and preparing responses to large-scale catastrophic events.

XVR

3D virtual simulation platform

Virtual 3D simulation platform for teaching, running exercises, and measuring and evaluating trainee performance, usable for single or inter-service training at all command levels.

XVR On Scene

Incident training simulator

Tool for training operational leaders and first responders on complex incidents, applying protocols and making decisions in evolving scenarios.

Direct AI

AI software development kit

Software development kit for creating autonomous agents that perceive their environment and act according to motivations and objectives in unpredictable real or virtual environments. Includes a C/C++ integration API, a structured AI language, a Lua scripting API and an IDE.

READY

Scenario and course of action planning tool

Tool for designing scenarios and action plans for military and civil security use, simulating them against enemies or disasters, iterating on them and comparing courses of action.

End users

Land ForcesNaval ForcesHomeland Security & PoliceDefense Industry

Standards, platforms & customers

Platforms & programmes

SCORPION

Named customers

Armée de terre FrançaiseDirection Générale de l'ArmementForces Armées SingapouriennesArmée BelgeRoyal NavyArmée FinlandaiseArmée espagnoleArmée brésilienneArmée PéruvienneOTAN

People

Management & team (3)

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