
The Cellebrite Tactical Extraction Kit (C-TEK) is a ruggedized, all-in-one mobile forensics field kit that gives military teams the hardware, software and power to access and analyze devices at the point of capture.
Built around Cellebrite’s industry-leading digital forensics capabilities, C-TEK helps forward-deployed teams quickly triage data from phones, SIM cards, drones and portable media without a lab, turning captured devices into decision advantage.
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Phones, SIM cards, drones and removable media captured in the field contain the identities, movements, communications and logistics that drive a mission forward. C-TEK puts extraction capability at the point of capture, so the exploitation window doesn’t close before analysis begins.
C-TEK packages the hardware, software, power and field accessories teams need into a ruggedized, mission-ready bundle, deployable in under five minutes, in any environment, without lab infrastructure.
On-device machine learning surfaces what matters immediately, so any trained operator can recognize priority data without a forensics background. The capability stops being a specialist bottleneck and starts being a unit-wide advantage.
C-TEK is built to hand off. Data collected at the edge moves cleanly into Cellebrite analysis, evidence management and intelligence workflows at the FOB, the lab and central command — without reprocessing.
On-device machine learning surfaces what matters immediately, reducing cognitive load so operators without a forensics background can act on priority data — then preserve it for deeper analysis downstream.
Use data from supported drones, GPS sources, phones and computers to identify routes, coordinates, launch and recovery locations and movement patterns — where activity started, where it moved and which locations matter next.
Triage data from supported phones, feature phones, SIM and USIM cards, computers and connected media to identify contacts, communications, identifiers and links between people, devices and networks.
Review messages, files, media, app artifacts, computer data and removable storage to surface planning details, operational logistics, timing and other indicators that support faster decisions.
Move collected data into Cellebrite analysis workflows to correlate artifacts, build pattern of life and support mission handoff — without reprocessing.
C-TEK ships ready to deploy straight out of the box.
C-TEK is part of Cellebrite mission systems, and it’s built to hand off. Teams triage in the field, run high-volume extractions when speed matters most, then move collected data into the Cellebrite analysis, evidence management and intelligence workflows already in use at the FOB, the lab and central command.
Acquire and triage at the edge
On arrival: devices go straight into Faraday bags to prevent remote wipe or new writes. The Inseyets tablet or laptop runs off the battery bank, a vehicle, or a NATO-standard battery, then connects to devices through the USB hub and cable set. Fully self-contained, in under five minutes. Then the operator chooses a mode based on how much time the mission allows.
Mode 1 — Selective extraction. When answers are needed now.
Unlock, run a quick review, identify priority data, and carry the devices back to the FOB for full analysis. The fastest route from a captured device to something a team can act on in the field.
Mode 2 — Full field extraction. When everything needs to come back.
Unlock and run a full file extraction to a hard drive, then carry the drive back to the FOB. Built for volume — devices are processed on site and the data travels, not the hardware.
Go deeper at the FOB or lab
Move collected data into Pathfinder and broader Cellebrite analysis workflows to correlate artifacts, build timelines, connect people and devices, and reveal networks and patterns that aren’t visible in the field.
Plan operations at central command
Fuse findings across operations to give leaders a clear, defensible understanding of the threat environment for resource allocation and campaign planning. Guardian preserves, manages and shares collected data so mission stakeholders maintain continuity from field collection through downstream workflows.