# Centaur at United States: deployment

Canonical ID: `e3b82345-b96b-4361-aa8f-4938f3954609`

[Centaur](/models/flir-centaur.md) 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+

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-08-09_

- **Slug:** flir-centaur-united-states
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [Centaur](/models/flir-centaur.md) (id: `4705baa5-07c2-4a03-ac1c-f39e7eca77f0`)
- **Category:** [Defense UGV](/defense-ugv)
- **Company:** [Teledyne FLIR](/companies/teledyne-flir.md) (id: `b5922a97-9d0e-4a95-8825-41042f0169a7`)
- **Location:** [United States](/locations/united-states.md) (id: `aa8b9c05-c836-4021-801f-59801970401e`)
- **Operator:** [Teledyne FLIR](/companies/teledyne-flir.md) (id: `b5922a97-9d0e-4a95-8825-41042f0169a7`)
- **First seen:** 2020-04-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## 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/

## 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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