# TALON at Poland: deployment

Canonical ID: `fff24f68-0152-4188-aa2b-0e697e0aa300`

[QinetiQ](/companies/qinetiq.md) received orders for [TALON](/models/qinetiq-talon.md) 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

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

_Last updated: 2026-08-09_

- **Slug:** qinetiq-talon-poland
- **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:** [Poland](/locations/poland.md) (id: `5d2c5bac-1c24-41b3-b98a-37dd27eb947e`)
- **First seen:** 2012-11-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## 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

## 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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