The Tarantula Hawk is a lightweight robot used primarily for situational
awareness and IED detection from the air or close to the ground. They
are most commonly mounted on Mastiff's under the variant "Protected
Eyes" that also includes an ISTAR periscope and remote weapon system.
This is part of the Talisman mine detection program and, upon locating a
suspected area, the Mastiff will remotely deploy the Tarantula Hawk to
investigate ahead of the convoy. Five systems were ordered initially for
testing before many more were acquired upon successful integration into
Talisman. There are 18 T-Hawks in service with the Talisman Convoys
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