
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Built for extended field use without interruption
Potentially identify the drone operator before the window closes
Rapid data extraction when every second counts
Full forensic capability lighter than a smartphone
Trusted by operational, enforcement and investigative teams worldwide.
Coverage including encrypted models and newer commercial drones
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.
iOS and Android support. Extracts active and deleted files, app data and communications from seized devices on-site and without a lab connection.
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.
Images, copies, clones, formats and wipes SD cards, USB drives and other storage media in a single workflow.
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.