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TALON at Poland

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 received orders for TALON robots for Polish military EOD missions, part of a combined USD 8.4 million order with the Czech Republic.

Key facts

Operator
Polish Armed Forces

Exposure

Customer segment
defense
Scale tier
commercial 10 99

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Safety record

No incidents on record for TALON at Poland.

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Trust tier
Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-08-21
Model
TALON
Company
QinetiQ
Location
Poland
Operator
QinetiQ
Status
operational
Scale at site
11 to 100 units
Site environment
mixed
Location precision
verified coordinates
First seen
2012-11-01
ID
fff24f68-0152-4188-aa2b-0e697e0aa300

Timeline

  1. Nov 2012
    First recorded
    TALON first documented operating at Poland.
  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. 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
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-21

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: production

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: defense_ugv

Sources by quality tier

1
unclassified
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Common questions

What is the TALON deployment at Poland?
TALON, built by QinetiQ, is recorded as a deployment at Poland on the DEPLOY registry. QinetiQ operates the deployment directly.
Who operates TALON at Poland?
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 Poland 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 Poland?
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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