Digital‑intelligence company Cellebrite has introduced a portable field system designed to help military teams extract and analyze data from digital devices directly on the battlefield. The Cellebrite Tactical Extraction Kit (C‑TEK) is built as a rugged, backpack‑sized mobile forensics kit intended for units operating in disconnected or time‑sensitive environments.
C-TEK combines the company's digital forensics software with ruggedized hardware and portable power. The system is designed to support the extraction and initial analysis of data from mobile phones, SIM cards, drones, computers, and portable storage media at the point of seizure.
Cellebrite said the kit was developed primarily for military units conducting sensitive site exploitation and other missions where information obtained from seized devices could influence subsequent operations.
The company said C-TEK is intended to reduce reliance on centralized forensic laboratories, where transferring devices and processing their contents can delay access to potentially time-sensitive information.
“Battlefield intelligence has an expiration date measured in minutes, not months,” Marcus Jewell, the company’s chief revenue officer, said in a statement. He said the new kit was intended to give military operators the ability to capture and act on device data “exactly when and where it matters most” before the information disappears.
Cellebrite did not disclose specific device models supported by C-TEK, its extraction capabilities, price, or details of military customers using the system.
The launch comes as Cellebrite expands its product portfolio and tries to reach further into the defense and intelligence markets. The company is developing several systems intended to bring its digital forensics and analytics capabilities closer to the point of operations.
These include a portable version of its Pathfinder analytics platform, an on-premises artificial intelligence capability, an upgraded CFID V4 system for drone forensics, and a separate mobile kit designed to allow small teams to establish temporary digital forensics operations without existing local infrastructure.
Cellebrite lowers 2026 revenue
The push comes amid a period of transition for the Israeli company. Cellebrite recently appointed Shiven Ramji as chief executive, replacing Thomas Hogan. The management change followed the company's second-quarter results, in which it reported revenue of $131.1 million, up 16 percent year over year, and annual recurring revenue of $507.8m., up 21%.
At the same time, Cellebrite lowered its 2026 revenue and annual recurring revenue forecasts, citing longer sales cycles and weaker-than-expected expansion of its Inseyets platform. The company now expects 2026 revenue of $555m. to $561m. and an annual recurring revenue of $550m. to $560m., according to reporting by Calcalist's CTech.
The financial outlook highlights the importance of new products and markets to Cellebrite's longer-term growth strategy. The company has increasingly positioned its technology not only for conventional digital investigations but also for defense, intelligence, and battlefield applications.
C-TEK represents a further move in that direction, putting extraction and analysis capabilities directly with forward-deployed personnel rather than requiring captured devices to be transported to a dedicated laboratory.
Cellebrite said the kit is the first step in a broader effort to develop end-to-end field intelligence capabilities for defense and intelligence customers.