Cellebrite CFID

The Mission In Your Pocket

Every Drone Has a Story. The CFID Tells It.

 

The Cellebrite CFID (Covert Forensic Imaging Device) puts lab-grade forensic capability in your pocket, so a recovered drone becomes actionable intelligence on-site, not evidence that waits days for a lab.

 

The next generation of field forensics is here. CFID v4 brings on-device preview of extracted images and videos, native drone flight path visualization and expanded standalone workflows.

 

  • 35+ countries trust CFID
  • 80+ UAV Platforms support
  • 2X drone market growth by 2034

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WHAT CFID SOLVES

Drone Evidence Is Sitting in Evidence Rooms Across the Globe, With No Tool to Access It

 

Too much gear, too little time.

No laptop, tablet or host device required. CFID is fully self-contained: battery-powered and pocket-sized, it replaces separate tools for SIM extraction, media imaging, mobile collection and drone analysis with a single device that goes wherever you go.

 

Exploitation windows are narrow.

When a drone is seized, data that could identify the network behind it is encrypted inside the hardware. Without a field-capable tool, that window closes before the hardware reaches a lab.

 

A captured drone is untapped intelligence. Until now.

Most agencies seize drones and process them as hardware exhibits — no digital extraction, no prosecution. CFID extracts critical data, potentially connecting the seized drone to the malicious operator behind it.

 

Evidence must hold up downstream.

Improper collection can render data unusable in investigations, regulatory review or court. If requested, CFID produces DD/E01 forensic output in the same globally accepted formats trusted by law enforcement and legal systems around the world.

 

Investigations span multiple data sources.

Drone incidents and digital investigations often require correlating data across UAVs, mobile devices, SIM cards and storage media. CFID consolidates collection across all sources into one workflow: 80+ UAV models, iOS, Android, SIM cards, USB drives and SD media, all in one device.

Built for Teams Where Waiting For the Lab Isn’t an Option

Law Enforcement

Drone violations are rising across every region — with hundreds of thousands of incidents recorded annually across North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific. Commercially available UAVs are increasingly modified for surveillance, smuggling and organized criminal activity. Detecting a drone tells you it was there. CFID tells you who flew it, where it launched and what it carried — converting a hardware seizure into a prosecution-ready evidence package in the same forensic format your examiner already defends in court.

 

Corrections

Every drone that clears a jail, prison or correctional perimeter carries a story – where it was launched, the flight path and what it did while in flight. Most facilities never read it. Drone-delivered contraband incidents have surged worldwide, 2,000% since 2018 in the U.S. alone, and in nearly every seizure the malicious operator walks free because the drone is never forensically processed. Within minutes, CFID turns a hardware recovery into a prosecution referral before the shift ends.

 

Defense and Intelligence

When an adversary drone is captured, the data on it has a shelf life measured in hours. CFID extracts GPS home points, flight logs and command metadata at the point of capture — in the field, fully disconnected, before the network disperses. Beyond drone exploitation, CFID handles the full range of digital media your missions demand: unlocked phones, SIM cards, portable media and more — one tool, no dependencies. Trusted by defense and intelligence teams across 35+ countries, including Five Eyes Nations, for sensitive site exploitation and counter-UAS operations.

 

Critical Infrastructure

When a drone breaches a protected perimeter — a power grid, water treatment facility, stadium or nuclear site — detection systems are doing their job. Alerts trigger, incidents are logged and drones are recovered, yet that’s when most security workflows stop. When the aircraft is recovered, extracting data, establishing intent and producing defensible evidence requires a capability that detection alone can’t provide. Without it, investigations stall and critical questions go unanswered, leaving security teams exposed to regulators, insurers and executive leadership. CFID solves that issue. Handheld and battery-powered, it extracts and analyzes flight path reconstruction, GPS home points and onboard media at the scene, turning detection into evidence while it still matters.

The Numbers Behind the Mission

 

6 hrs Battery life

Built for extended field use without interruption

 

< 4 min GPS home point extraction

Potentially identify the drone operator before the window closes

 

88 MB/s Imaging speed

Rapid data extraction when every second counts

 

250g Total device weight

Full forensic capability lighter than a smartphone

 

35+ Countries using CFID

Trusted by operational, enforcement and investigative teams worldwide.

 

80+ UAV platforms supported

Coverage including encrypted models and newer commercial drones

 

Capabilities

What Can CFID Extract in the Field?

 

UAV Processing

Extraction, decoding and flight path visualization from 80+ drone types including GPS logs, controller data and onboard media. Offline mapping visualizes flight paths immediately after extraction with no secondary device or internet connection required.

 

Mobile Device Extraction

iOS and Android support. Extracts active and deleted files, app data and communications from seized devices on-site and without a lab connection.

 

SIM Card Analysis

Full SIM and USIM extraction including watch list linking and live preview. Supports micro and full-size SIM formats. Watchlist checks complete in under four seconds.

 

Portable Media

Images, copies, clones, formats and wipes SD cards, USB drives and other storage media in a single workflow.

 

Forensic Imaging

Produces industry-standard DD and E01 outputs compatible with most commercial and open-source analysis software, including formats already accepted in court and evidentiary proceedings across jurisdictions worldwide.

 

Built for the Field

Everything You Need. Nothing You Don’t.

 

  • Processor: 8-core ARM
  • RAM: 16 GB
  • Storage: 128 GB SSD M.2 NVM (user-expandable M.2 NVMe)
  • Display: 5.5″ AMOLED 1080p touchscreen
  • Connectivity: USB 3.1 Gen 2; USB-C with Power Delivery
  • Housing: Tough aluminum case
  • Imaging Speed: 48/88 MB/s imaging and wiping
  • Image Formats: DD, E01, and other standard types
  • Network: Networkable; VPN & remote access supported
  • Output: USB-C Display Port for live device presentations