# TALON at Czech Republic: deployment

Canonical ID: `b81de1da-557d-469c-8f22-03d1b798e929`

[QinetiQ](/companies/qinetiq.md) received orders worth USD 8.4 million from the Czech military for [TALON](/models/qinetiq-talon.md) robots for EOD missions, part of a combined order with Poland.

## Key facts

- **Operator:** Czech Armed Forces
- **Contract value:** USD 8.4 million (combined with Poland)

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

_Last updated: 2026-08-09_

- **Slug:** qinetiq-talon-czech-republic
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [TALON](/models/qinetiq-talon.md) (id: `f47d4ea4-848f-4cb8-b8f6-fc99fa315056`)
- **Category:** [Defense UGV](/defense-ugv)
- **Company:** [QinetiQ](/companies/qinetiq.md) (id: `b40819d1-0a9f-4264-9a57-edc9ecaf2d35`)
- **Location:** [Czech Republic](/locations/czech-republic.md) (id: `2e4391e7-0a86-4b45-8f9a-453110a194aa`)
- **First seen:** 2012-11-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. **QinetiQ North America's TALON Robot Deployed in 30 Countries** · https://www.unmannedsystemstechnology.com/2013/10/qinetiq-north-americas-talon-robot-deployed-in-30-countries/ · 2012-11-01

## Common questions

### What is the TALON deployment at Czech Republic?

TALON, built by QinetiQ, is recorded as a deployment at Czech Republic on the DEPLOY registry. QinetiQ operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates TALON at Czech Republic?

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 Czech Republic go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting November 1, 2012 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the TALON deployment at Czech Republic?

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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