TALON

TALON is QinetiQ's medium-sized tactical robot family for EOD, reconnaissance, CBRN/Hazmat, security and rescue missions. The tracked UGV family is now in its sixth generation with TALON VI.

Facts

  • Company: QinetiQ
  • Type: Eod UGV
  • Core: Tracked robot
  • Function: Hazard response
  • Audience: EOD teams
  • Status: Commercial
  • Website: https://www.qinetiq.com/en/what-we-do/research-and-development/autonomous-systems/robotics/robotic-products/talon-medium-sized-tactical-robot

Specifications

  • Mission Role: IED/EOD, reconnaissance, communications, CBRN, HAZMAT, security, heavy lift, defense and rescue missions
  • Product Generation: TALON VI updates the proven EOD robot family
  • Mobility Capability: High mobility, higher speed and narrower chassis for confined spaces
  • Architecture: Open architecture with camera expansion through multiple input/output ports
  • Communications: MPU 5 radio supports automatic meshing with other MPU 5 radios
  • Compliance: IOP and SAE JAUS AS4 compliant

Capabilities

  • Bomb disposal - Commercial deployment - Inspect and disrupt improvised explosive devices or other explosive ordnance. - environment: Military, law-enforcement and first-responder operations - source: qinetiq.com
  • Hazardous-material response - Commercial deployment - Carry configured CBRN or HAZMAT sensors into hazardous areas. - environment: Military, law-enforcement and first-responder operations - source: qinetiq.com
  • ISR and tactical support - Commercial deployment - Provide remote reconnaissance and security observation in dangerous areas. - environment: Military, law-enforcement and first-responder operations - source: qinetiq.com

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Timeline

  • QinetiQ North America wins $90 million IDIQ contract for TALON robot sustainment - 2019-02-05 - Contract Award - QinetiQ North America received a $90 million IDIQ contract to support sustainment of the TALON family of robotic systems for the U.S. Army. The release said more than 4,000 TALON robots were deployed worldwide by the U.S. and… - source: prnewswire.com

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Deployments

  • Idiq Contract Value Usd - $90 million IDIQ contract - 2019-02-05 - U.S. military customer - ground robot sustainment - QinetiQ North America received a $90 million IDIQ contract to support sustainment of the TALON family of robotic systems. - source: prnewswire.com

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Supply

  • Talon bomb disposal robot - Tcm Heading Pitch Roll Robot Orientation - Positioning & navigation - PNI Sensor - PNI TCM sensors are used on QinetiQ Talon bomb-disposal robots for heading, pitch and roll orientation - source: pnisensor.com - source: pnisensor.com

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