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TALON

Small durable tracked robot widely fielded by the US military for EOD, reconnaissance and CBRN missions; thousands fielded with long-running sustainment…

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Manufacturer
QinetiQ
Form factor
defense_ugv
Maturity
production
Lifecycle
active
Deployments
1
Website
qinetiq.com ↗

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Key facts

Public

LSE: QQ (UK public company, company number 04586941)

Founded

2001, Farnborough, Hampshire, UK (spun out of UK Ministry of Defence research labs)

CEO

Steve Wadey (appointed Apr 2015; ex-MBDA UK Managing Director)

Focus

Defense and security technology: test/evaluation, directed energy, autonomous systems, cyber, intelligence

Strategy

Organic-Plus strategy targeting GBP2.4B organic revenue by FY27; Avantus US acquisition integrated

Scale

Publicly traded; Wadey holds ~0.14% shares (~741,732 shares)

Specs

Role

EOD/recon/CBRN

Config

tracked

Data & sources

Web sources

3

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Pricing

No verified price is on record for TALON. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.

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Deployments (1)

  • TALON at United Statesoperational

    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.

TALON on the deployment map

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Recent activity

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Deployment-verified media (1)

PRIMARY SOURCE
Courtesy of QinetiQ

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.

From deployment: United States

Safety record

No incidents on record for TALON.

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Sources (3)

  1. https://www.army-technology.com/news/qinetiq-north-america-talon-robots/
  2. https://www.qinetiq.com/products/robotics/talon
  3. https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/talon-robots-in-service-with-us-military

Common questions

What is TALON?
Small durable tracked robot widely fielded by the US military for EOD, reconnaissance and CBRN missions; thousands fielded with long-running sustainment contracts.
How much does TALON cost?
TALON's price is not publicly disclosed. DEPLOY has no verified price on record for TALON from QinetiQ. Physical-AI systems like this are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price; check the manufacturer for the latest.
Is TALON actually deployed in the real world?
Yes. TALON is independently verified in real-world operation on the DEPLOY registry, confirmed at named deployment sites with primary sources: not a concept, render, or demo-only.
Who makes TALON?
TALON is made by QinetiQ, based in Farnborough, United Kingdom, founded in 2001.
Where is TALON deployed?
1 verified deployment of TALON is on the DEPLOY registry, including at United States.
Methodology: Verified · 3 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-12

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-07-12

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: production

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: defense_ugv

Sources by quality tier

3
unclassified
Unclassified source

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

Methodology surface for TALON.

Recent coverage

TALON in third-party press

DVD 2022: QinetiQ unveils Talon 6 EOD UGV - Janes

Sep 26, 2022

British company to hand 10 sapper robots over to Ukraine - Ukrinform

Jun 12, 2022

Ukraine to receive TALON explosive disposal robots - Мілітарний

Jun 11, 2022