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TALON at Pakistan

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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QinetiQ North America received a USD 7.8 million order to supply TALON military robots for EOD mission support to Pakistan's military forces, facilitated by the U.S. Navy under Foreign Military Sales.

Key facts

Operator
Pakistan Military Forces
Contract value
USD 7.8 million
Channel
U.S. Navy Foreign Military Sales

Safety record

No incidents on record for TALON at Pakistan.

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

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Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-08-09
Model
TALON
Company
QinetiQ
Location
Pakistan
Status
operational
First seen
2013-12-01
ID
83646323-fc46-4e76-ac16-74bad7e8cf2a

Timeline

  1. Dec 2013
    First recorded
    TALON first documented operating at Pakistan.
  2. 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)

  1. More QinetiQ TALON Robots Heading To Pakistan Military · https://www.defensedaily.com/more-qinetiq-talon-robots-heading-to-pakistan-military/international/ · 2013-12-01
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-09

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Verified

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Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-09

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: production

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

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Common questions

What is the TALON deployment at Pakistan?
TALON, built by QinetiQ, is recorded as a deployment at Pakistan on the DEPLOY registry. QinetiQ operates the deployment directly.
Who operates TALON at Pakistan?
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 Pakistan go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting December 1, 2013 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the TALON deployment at Pakistan?
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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