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TALON at Bosnia and Herzegovina

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 · Unverified · Defense UGV

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First operational deployment of the TALON robot. EOD teams used TALON for moving and disposing of live explosives during US military operations in Bosnia in 2000.

Key facts

First deployment
2000, Bosnia

Safety record

No incidents on record for TALON at Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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

Trust tier
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Last updated
2026-08-07
Model
TALON
Company
QinetiQ
Location
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Operator
QinetiQ
Status
ended
First seen
2000-01-01
ID
67100739-f5f6-4409-aa67-14a5174bc2c5

Timeline

  1. Jan 2000
    First recorded
    TALON first documented operating at Bosnia and Herzegovina.
  2. Aug 2026
    Current status: ended
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Sources (1)

  1. https://www.army-technology.com/projects/talon-tracked-military-robot/
Methodology: Unreviewed · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-07

Verification posture

Unreviewed

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-07

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 Bosnia and Herzegovina?
TALON, built by QinetiQ, is recorded as a deployment at Bosnia and Herzegovina on the DEPLOY registry. QinetiQ operates the deployment directly.
Who operates TALON at Bosnia and Herzegovina?
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 Bosnia and Herzegovina go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting January 1, 2000 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Is the TALON deployment at Bosnia and Herzegovina 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina?
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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