# TALON at Iraq: deployment

Canonical ID: `711ca900-a636-4ecd-9a0e-64a2a38dc58e`

[TALON](/models/qinetiq-talon.md) robots deployed to [Iraq](/locations/iraq.md) for EOD and IED disposal missions during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Widely used by US EOD teams to locate and dispose of improvised explosive devices along convoy routes.

## Key facts

- **Theatre:** Operation Iraqi Freedom

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

_Last updated: 2026-08-09_

- **Slug:** qinetiq-talon-iraq
- **Status:** ended
- **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](/locations/iraq.md) (id: `7430c1d5-400f-4b9e-99b8-ab6067746991`)
- **Operator:** [QinetiQ](/companies/qinetiq.md) (id: `b40819d1-0a9f-4264-9a57-edc9ecaf2d35`)
- **First seen:** 2003-03-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://www.qinetiq.com/en/what-we-do/research-and-development/autonomous-systems/robotics/robotic-products/talon-medium-sized-tactical-robot

## Common questions

### What is the TALON deployment at Iraq?

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

### Who operates TALON at Iraq?

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 go live?

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

### Is the TALON 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 TALON 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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