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Centaur at United States

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 · 2 sources · not yet field-verified · Defense UGV

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Centaur UGV deployed across all US military branches under the Man Transportable Robotic System Increment II (MTRS Inc II) program. US Marine Corps ordered 140+ units in April 2020 ($18.6M). US Army and Navy ordered 160 units in June 2020 ($23.4M).

Total program value exceeds $250M with 1,800+ units ordered by Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps. Used by EOD teams for disabling IEDs, landmines, and UXO.

Key facts

Fleet size
1,800+ units
Program
MTRS Inc II
Contract value
$250M+

Safety record

No incidents on record for Centaur at United States.

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Trust tier
Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-08-09
Model
Centaur
Company
Teledyne FLIR
Location
United States
Operator
Teledyne FLIR
Status
operational
First seen
2020-04-01
ID
e3b82345-b96b-4361-aa8f-4938f3954609

Timeline

  1. Apr 2020
    First recorded
    Centaur first documented operating at United States.
  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 (2)

  1. https://www.teledyne.com/en-us/news/Pages/teledyne-flir-defense-receives-62-million-in-orders-from-us-military-for-centaur-unmanned-ground-vehicles.aspx
  2. https://www.army-technology.com/projects/centaur-unmanned-ground-vehicle/
Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (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 States?
Centaur, built by Teledyne FLIR, is recorded as a deployment at United States on the DEPLOY registry. Teledyne FLIR operates the deployment directly.
Who operates Centaur at United States?
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 States go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting April 1, 2020 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the Centaur deployment at United States?
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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