# TALON at United Kingdom: deployment

Canonical ID: `a794178b-fa42-464e-900e-c800399f0a24`

UK Ministry of Defence deployed [TALON](/models/qinetiq-talon.md) robots under Project Talisman, a multi-firm GBP 180 million route clearance and IED countermeasures programme in Afghanistan. At least 12 TALONs accompanied six Talisman convoys.

## Key facts

- **Operator:** British Army (Talisman programme)
- **Programme:** Project Talisman

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

_Last updated: 2026-08-09_

- **Slug:** qinetiq-talon-united-kingdom
- **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:** [United Kingdom](/locations/united-kingdom.md) (id: `84e0a0ff-62f3-4522-b9c6-30c1ed454ad2`)
- **First seen:** 2010-04-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. **TALON Tracked Military Robot** · https://www.army-technology.com/projects/talon-tracked-military-robot/ · 2010-04-01

## Common questions

### What is the TALON deployment at United Kingdom?

TALON, built by QinetiQ, is recorded as a deployment at United Kingdom on the DEPLOY registry. QinetiQ operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates TALON at United Kingdom?

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 United Kingdom go live?

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

### Have there been incidents at the TALON deployment at United Kingdom?

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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