QinetiQ TALON V
QinetiQ NA · US
TALON Vは、QinetiQ North Americaが2014年AUSAで発表した第5世代の可搬型装軌式EOD/CBRNロボットで、米陸軍IOP準拠として初めてATEC試験を通過し配備された機体である。電池込み重量81 kg、ペイロード68 kg、43〜45度の階段を登坂し、最大29.5 kgを持ち上げる多自由度ヘビーリフトアーム（垂直リーチ195 cm）を搭載する。通信はPersistent Systems製MPU5 MANET無線（見通し800 m以上）で、TALONシリーズは累計4,000台以上が配備され、2022年にはウクライナにも供与された。
Specs
| Launch year | 2014 |
|---|---|
| MTOW | 81 kg |
| Payload | 68 kg |
| Endurance | 3.5 h |
| Speed | 9.7 km/h |
| Propulsion | Battery-electric tracked drive; optional high-performance drive motor (climbs 45 deg stairs). Legacy TALON power options: two 300 Wh 36 V lead-acid packs (~3 h) or Q-Tray with six BB-2590/U lithium-ion packs (~4.5 h); TALON V endurance stated as 3-4 h mission dependent. |
| Comm | Gripper, elbow and rear IR-illuminated cameras (analog NTSC or IOP 720p 2.1 MP CMOS digital w/ 20x digital zoom); PTZ mast camera 26x optical/12x digital (300:1); optional thermal and night-vision cameras; CBRNE payload brackets (JCAD, MultiRAE, AN/UDR14, FirstDefender RMX, Fido XT) |
| Price notes | No public TALON V unit price. Legacy figures only: standard TALON ~USD 60k (mid-2000s, secondary sources); armed SWORDS variant USD 230k. Fleet contracts: Dec 2014 Army TALON IV refurb >USD 17.5M and Navy MTRS Mk2 IDIQ up to USD 30M; 2018-era USD 90M TALON sustainment IDIQ. |
Suppliers
- Persistent Systems (US): rf: MPU5 (Wave Relay MANET)
- Persistent Systems (US): rf: MPU5
- Bren-Tronics (typical BB-2590/U vendor; OEM names only the battery standard) (US): battery_pack: BB-2590/U
Sources
- https://www.qinetiq.com/-/media/7d386c99e6654547b70ebd2cb0b02e98.ashx
- https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/qinetiq-north-america-introduces-talon-v-at-2014-ausa-annual-meeting-and-exposition-279273062.html
- https://persistentsystems.com/qinetiq-north-america-partners-with-persistent-systems-to-integrate-mpu5-radios-into-family-of-unmanned-ground-robots/
- https://www.epequip.com/wp-content/uploads/Product_Datasheet/Unamnned_Ground_Systems/UGV_Talon.pdf