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TALON at Afghanistan

Small durable tracked robot widely fielded by the US military for EOD, reconnaissance and CBRN missions; thousands fielded with long-running sustainment contracts.

TALON by QinetiQ · Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified · Defense UGV

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TALON robots deployed to Afghanistan for EOD, reconnaissance, and CBRN detection missions. Used by US forces to search caves and dispose of IEDs. Part of the global war on terror following 9/11.

Key facts

Theatre
Operation Enduring Freedom

Exposure

Customer segment
research
Scale tier
undisclosed

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Safety record

No incidents on record for TALON at Afghanistan.

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Trust tier
Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-08-21
Model
TALON
Company
QinetiQ
Location
Afghanistan
Operator
QinetiQ
Status
ended
Scale at site
undisclosed
Site environment
mixed
Location precision
city centroid
First seen
2001-12-01
ID
9f86a16f-a264-4de0-b152-f48e7fd00275

Timeline

  1. Dec 2001
    First recorded
    TALON first documented operating at Afghanistan.
  2. Aug 2026
    Current status: ended, reviewed
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Sources (1)

  1. https://www.qinetiq.com/en/what-we-do/research-and-development/autonomous-systems/robotics/robotic-products/talon-medium-sized-tactical-robot
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-21

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: production

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: defense_ugv

Sources by quality tier

1
unclassified
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Common questions

What is the TALON deployment at Afghanistan?
TALON, built by QinetiQ, is recorded as a deployment at Afghanistan on the DEPLOY registry. QinetiQ operates the deployment directly.
Who operates TALON at Afghanistan?
QinetiQ, the manufacturer of TALON, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the TALON deployment at Afghanistan go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting December 1, 2001 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Is the TALON deployment at Afghanistan 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 TALON deployment at Afghanistan?
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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