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TALON at United States

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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TALON robots deployed to Ground Zero after the September 11, 2001 World Trade Center attack for search and reconnaissance operations in the rubble.

Exposure

Customer segment
research
Scale tier
pilot lt10

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Safety record

No incidents on record for TALON at United States.

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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
United States
Operator
QinetiQ
Status
ended
Scale at site
2 to 10 units
Site environment
outdoor
Location precision
city centroid
First seen
2001-09-01
ID
0e8f960c-8491-4c18-822d-2dcbf7d76eb5

Timeline

  1. Sep 2001
    First recorded
    TALON first documented operating at United States.
  2. Aug 2026
    Current status: ended, reviewed
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Sources (1)

  1. https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/e84b57fff62fdcd1131f827120cb2352
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21

Verification posture

Verified

High 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
primary-government-record
Government record

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Common questions

What is the TALON deployment at United States?
TALON, built by QinetiQ, is recorded as a deployment at United States on the DEPLOY registry. QinetiQ operates the deployment directly.
Who operates TALON at United States?
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 States go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting September 1, 2001 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Is the TALON deployment at United States still active?
As of the most recent verification on the DEPLOY registry, this deployment is no longer operating at this location.
Have there been incidents at the TALON deployment at United States?
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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