Deployment

TALON at Israel (IDF operations)

Name: TALON at Israel (IDF operations)
Start: 2010-01-01T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Israel (IDF operations)

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 deployed in 30 countries including Israel, used for EOD and reconnaissance by Israeli military.

Safety record

No incidents on record for TALON at Israel (IDF operations).

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

Trust tier: Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated: 2026-08-09
Model: TALON
Company: QinetiQ
Location: Israel (IDF operations)
Status: operational
First seen: 2010-01-01
ID: 4c81dfb3-62c0-48cc-be79-dcce2984eead

Timeline

Jan 2010
First recorded
TALON first documented operating at Israel (IDF operations).
Aug 2026
Current status: operational, reviewed
Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Sources (1)

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

Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-09

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-09

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: production

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: defense_ugv

Sources by quality tier

1: unclassified; Unclassified source

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Common questions

What is the TALON deployment at Israel (IDF operations)?

TALON, built by QinetiQ, is recorded as a deployment at Israel (IDF operations) on the DEPLOY registry. QinetiQ operates the deployment directly.

Who operates TALON at Israel (IDF operations)?

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 Israel (IDF operations) go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting January 1, 2010 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

Have there been incidents at the TALON deployment at Israel (IDF operations)?

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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