Deployment
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 · 2 sources · not yet field-verified · Defense UGV
Recent coverage
- NATO tests British counter-drone system in Baltic exerciseDefence Blog · 2026-09-04
- NASA’s Hunt To Replace Its Iconic T-38 Talon Jets Kicks OffThe War Zone · 2026-08-28
- Project Talon Portfolio puts mission autonomy at the center of future CCA operationsBreaking Defense · 2026-08-17
The US military has fielded thousands of TALON robots for EOD, reconnaissance, and CBRN missions, supported by a $15.2M procurement contract and approximately $90M in fleet sustainment. The platform has been in active production and fielded for over two decades, described as the most widely deployed military robot in history across US and allied forces.
Key facts
- Operator
- US military
- Scale
- thousands fielded (EOD / reconnaissance / CBRN)
- Contract
- $15.2M procurement + ~$90M fleet sustainment
- Lifecycle stage (re-verified 2026-06-07)
- Active production / fielded for over two decades. Talon is the most widely deployed military robot in history (US and allied forces). Continuous incremental upgrades. No recent program cancellation or expansion news; steady-state production.
Exposure
- Customer segment
- logistics
- Scale tier
- mass 100 999
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Safety record
No incidents on record for TALON at United States.
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- Trust tier
- Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
- Last updated
- 2026-08-21
- Model
- TALON
- Company
- QinetiQ
- Location
- United States
- Operator
- QinetiQ
- Status
- operational
- Operator type
- maker operated
- Scale at site
- 100+ units
- Site environment
- outdoor
- Location precision
- verified coordinates
- First seen
- 2024-06-01
- ID
e8fb1555-4f45-4f20-b19e-6cd712365b9e
Timeline
- Jun 2024First recordedTALON first documented operating at United States.
- Jun 2024created
- Jun 2026field updatedkey facts: lifecycle enrichment added → Lifecycle stage (re-verified 2026-06-07)
- Aug 2026Current status: operational, reviewedLatest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.
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TALON operates in United States. Explore the full verified map:
Sources (2)
Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (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
- 2
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
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- Markdown mirror: /deployments/qinetiq-talon-us-military.md
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- REST API: /v1/robots/e8fb1555-4f45-4f20-b19e-6cd712365b9e
- Data documentation: /data
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QinetiQ's introduction of its TALON VI tracked robot, showing its manipulator arm and obstacle mobility under operator control. TALON is a teleoperated EOD and ISR robot (a legacy Foster-Miller platform), not autonomous.