![]() In September 2013, the company received a $20m firm-fixed-price, foreign military sales contract to provide TALON IV military robots for Iraqi military’s reconnaissance and improvised explosive devices (IED) detection missions. In November 2012, QinetiQ received orders worth $8.4m from the Czech and Polish military forces to supply TALON robots for EOD missions. The Australian Department of Defence awarded an A$23m contract for TALON robots in August 2009. The US Navy awarded a $56.4m IDIQ contract for TALON GEN IV robots, repair parts, spares and other related equipment and services in June 2009. ![]() The new TALON IV Engineer mine-detecting, counter-IED robot was unveiled in February 2009. QinetiQ received $58.5m in funding from the US Army and US Navy to deliver additional TALONs in December 2008. The 2,000th TALON was delivered to the US military in May 2008. It also awarded a $400m follow-on contract for additional robots and replacement parts in May 2008. The Robotic Systems Joint Program Office (RSJPO) of the Naval Air Warfare Training Systems Division (NAVAIR) increased its IDIQ contract value from $63.9m to $150m for the purchase of additional robot systems and spares for service in Iraq and Afghanistan, in May 2007. Both contracts were part of the six-year, $257m indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract awarded to Foster-Miller in September 2005. Foster-Miller was also awarded a further $18.5m contract for 114 more robots in June 2007. The Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division (NAVEODTECHDIV) awarded a $26m contract for 151 TALON robots and spares in April 2007. ![]() The robots have been in service with the US military since 2001. The TALON robot was initially deployed by the EOD teams for military operations in Bosnia in 2000. More than 4,000 TALON robots are currently operational with the US and its allies.
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