Product profile
C-TALON
QinetiQ C-TALON is an amphibious tracked robot for coastal-water reconnaissance and sensor carriage.
Facts
- Company
- QinetiQ
- Product type
- rov
- Status
- commercial
- Primary capability
- maritime_security
- Website
- https://www.qinetiq.com/en/what-we-do/research-and-development/autonomous-systems/robotics/robotic-products/c-talon-submersible-security-robot
About C-TALON
QinetiQ C-TALON is an amphibious tracked robot for coastal-water reconnaissance and sensor carriage.
Market context
tracked_amphibious, https://zlsbkmaixmmnjrgpkcyp.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/robotics_assets/products/korthos-product-candidates-2026-08-20-batch-17/qinetiq-c-talon-official-16x9.jpg, tracked_amphibious_underwater_robot, submersible_security_robot, 1600, 900, 7a9763f8a0505b39f071d4aa8692bcedf556ae975560dda4566372b358d96065, reviewed_16x9_official_media, Submersible Security Robot, robotics_assets, https://www.qinetiq.com/-/media/8850a6b2f6c442f98c5f730e4292f93c.ashx?h=500&w=1110&la=en&hash=A89AEA20C697A80F32CE273A6B80A21A, https://www.qinetiq.com/en/what-we-do/research-and-development/autonomous-systems/robotics/robotic-products/c-talon-submersible-security-robot, official, https://zlsbkmaixmmnjrgpkcyp.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/robotics_assets/products/korthos-product-candidates-2026-08-20-batch-17/qinetiq-c-talon-official-16x9.jpg, generic_marine, products/korthos-product-candidates-2026-08-20-batch-17/qinetiq-c-talon-official-16x9.jpg, 2026-08-20, rov, false, source_photo_16x9_crop, marine_underwater, 2026-08-21, source_photo_16x9_crop, Submersible Security Robot, marine_underwater, rov, marine_underwater, current_first_party_product_source
Summary
Type: Amphibious UGV
Core: C-TALON
Function: Coastal reconnaissance
Audience: Maritime security
Specifications
- mission_roles
- Security, reconnaissance and mine-hunting operations
- operating_environment
- Land, surf zone, coastal waters and limited-access harbors
- sensors
- Imaging sonar, hydrophone, GPS, pressure sensor, odometer and night-vision cameras
- water_current_resistance
- Designed for strong water currents
Operations
- Environment
- coastal_water, surf_zone, harbor, land_water_transition
- Primary user
- naval_operators, first_responders, maritime_security_operators
- Role
- maritime_security, reconnaissance, mine_hunting, underwater_imaging
- Interaction model
- remote_supervision, sensor_integrated, mission_payload_integration
- Mobility class
- amphibious_tracked_robot, underwater_robot
- Product detail
- tracked_amphibious, https://zlsbkmaixmmnjrgpkcyp.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/robotics_assets/products/korthos-product-candidates-2026-08-20-batch-17/qinetiq-c-talon-official-16x9.jpg, tracked_amphibious_underwater_robot, submersible_security_robot, 1600, 900, 7a9763f8a0505b39f071d4aa8692bcedf556ae975560dda4566372b358d96065, reviewed_16x9_official_media, Submersible Security Robot, robotics_assets, https://www.qinetiq.com/-/media/8850a6b2f6c442f98c5f730e4292f93c.ashx?h=500&w=1110&la=e...