# TALON at Iraq (Iraqi Army): deployment

Canonical ID: `3187c035-573a-4080-aa35-636640f1c6e6`

QNA received new contract to ship additional [TALON](/models/qinetiq-talon.md) robots to the Iraqi Army. TALONs in Iraq were blown up average 13 times by enemy bombs and repaired to return to fight, defeating over 30,000 IEDs.

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

_Last updated: 2026-08-09_

- **Slug:** qinetiq-talon-iraq-iraqi-army
- **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:** [Iraq (Iraqi Army)](/locations/iraq-iraqi-army.md) (id: `0ca804d1-ed98-4b3b-a79c-5f4e53497fbe`)
- **First seen:** 2013-10-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://registry.deploy.report/verified-deployments

## Common questions

### What is the TALON deployment at Iraq (Iraqi Army)?

TALON, built by QinetiQ, is recorded as a deployment at Iraq (Iraqi Army) on the DEPLOY registry. QinetiQ operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates TALON at Iraq (Iraqi Army)?

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 Iraq (Iraqi Army) go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting October 21, 2013 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the TALON deployment at Iraq (Iraqi Army)?

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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