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TALON at Ukraine

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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In 2014, QinetiQ US began sending teams to Ukraine to train combat engineers in TALON operations. When Russia invaded in February 2022, more than 12 TALON robots were already in operation, with additional units arriving. Used for detecting and disposing of unexploded Russian ordnance (50-60% of Russian bombs remain unexploded).

Key facts

Fleet size
12+ units
Role
EOD and ordnance disposal

Exposure

Customer segment
research
Scale tier
commercial 10 99

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Safety record

No incidents on record for TALON at Ukraine.

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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
Ukraine
Operator
QinetiQ
Status
operational
Scale at site
11 to 100 units
Site environment
mixed
Location precision
verified coordinates
First seen
2014-01-01
ID
81762a11-dabe-4257-9a9e-ed41e81c5d85

Timeline

  1. Jan 2014
    First recorded
    TALON first documented operating at Ukraine.
  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. https://www.qinetiq.com/en-us/blogs/qinetiq-talon-robots-shipped-to-aid-ukraine
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

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Common questions

What is the TALON deployment at Ukraine?
TALON, built by QinetiQ, is recorded as a deployment at Ukraine on the DEPLOY registry. QinetiQ operates the deployment directly.
Who operates TALON at Ukraine?
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 Ukraine go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting January 1, 2014 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the TALON deployment at Ukraine?
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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