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Centaur at United Kingdom

Teledyne FLIR's Centaur is a medium-sized rugged tactical UGV (about 160 lb) for EOD, reconnaissance, and hazardous-mission support, with an EO/IR camera suite and a manipulator arm reaching over six feet; the US Armed Services ordered roughly 500 additional units in a ~$62.1M contract.

Centaur by Teledyne FLIR · Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified · Defense UGV

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Centaur UGV deployed by US military EOD teams on missions in UK, Gibraltar, and Cyprus. Widely fielded ground robot in US military.

Safety record

No incidents on record for Centaur at United Kingdom.

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Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-08-09
Model
Centaur
Company
Teledyne FLIR
Location
United Kingdom
Status
operational
First seen
2022-01-01
ID
418d3440-dd0e-4772-a6ce-861256a69c8c

Timeline

  1. Jan 2022
    First recorded
    Centaur first documented operating at United Kingdom.
  2. Aug 2026
    Current status: operational, reviewed
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Sources (1)

  1. https://registry.deploy.report/verified-deployments
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-09

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-09

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: research

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: defense_ugv

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Common questions

What is the Centaur deployment at United Kingdom?
Centaur, built by Teledyne FLIR, is recorded as a deployment at United Kingdom on the DEPLOY registry. Teledyne FLIR operates the deployment directly.
Who operates Centaur at United Kingdom?
Teledyne FLIR, the manufacturer of Centaur, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the Centaur deployment at United Kingdom go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting January 1, 2022 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the Centaur deployment at United Kingdom?
No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.

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