# PackBot 525 at Iraq: deployment

Canonical ID: `d9a81477-ca1e-4d8b-9c62-543e402c2263`

PackBot robots widely deployed in [Iraq](/locations/iraq.md) for EOD, reconnaissance, and IED disposal operations during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Over 4,000 PackBots in service globally.

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-08-09_

- **Slug:** flir-packbot-525-iraq
- **Status:** ended
- **Model:** [PackBot 525](/models/flir-packbot-525.md) (id: `287b6350-a7c4-43c2-ae63-c6a3cc5271f8`)
- **Category:** [Defense UGV](/defense-ugv)
- **Company:** [Teledyne FLIR](/companies/teledyne-flir.md) (id: `b5922a97-9d0e-4a95-8825-41042f0169a7`)
- **Location:** [Iraq](/locations/iraq.md) (id: `7430c1d5-400f-4b9e-99b8-ab6067746991`)
- **First seen:** 2003-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/e84b57fff62fdcd1131f827120cb2352

## Common questions

### What is the PackBot 525 deployment at Iraq?

PackBot 525, built by Teledyne FLIR, is recorded as a deployment at Iraq on the DEPLOY registry. Teledyne FLIR operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates PackBot 525 at Iraq?

Teledyne FLIR, the manufacturer of PackBot 525, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the PackBot 525 deployment at Iraq go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting January 1, 2003 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Is the PackBot 525 deployment at Iraq still active?

As of the most recent verification on the DEPLOY registry, this deployment is no longer operating at this location.

### Have there been incidents at the PackBot 525 deployment at Iraq?

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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