Cellebrite bets on drone intelligence as aerial threats become a growing investigative challenge
An expanded partnership with SkySafe will integrate drone detection with digital forensic evidence.
As drones become an increasingly common tool in criminal activity and security incidents, investigators are facing a new challenge of connecting digital evidence recovered from devices with the rapidly changing data generated by unmanned aircraft. Israeli digital forensics company Cellebrite is seeking to address that gap through an expanded partnership with drone detection specialist SkySafe.
The companies announced an exclusive agreement that will integrate SkySafe's drone detection and airspace intelligence technology with Cellebrite's digital investigation platform, allowing investigators to combine mobile forensic evidence with both real-time and historical drone flight data in a single system.
The partnership is designed to help law enforcement, defense organizations and other agencies identify links between digital evidence and drone activity, enabling investigators to detect patterns, uncover networks and respond more quickly to potential threats.
The announcement comes amid growing concern over the proliferation of malicious drone activity. According to the companies, investigators increasingly need to correlate evidence extracted from mobile devices with operational data from unmanned aerial vehicles, a process that has traditionally required separate systems and data sources.
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"This partnership bridges the critical and often life-saving divide between digital forensics and real-time intelligence," said Shiven Ramji, president of products and technology at Cellebrite. "By working closely with SkySafe, we can help empower organizations to protect their communities, safeguard infrastructure and respond to emerging threats with unprecedented speed and clarity."
The expanded relationship follows Cellebrite's acquisition of SCG Canada in March 2026 and makes the company SkySafe's exclusive digital forensics partner. Under the agreement, the two companies plan to broaden the range of intelligence available to investigators by combining SkySafe's drone detection, airspace intelligence and forensic capabilities with Cellebrite's investigative software platform.
The companies said the partnership is intended to support a range of public safety, defense and enterprise use cases while creating opportunities to develop additional investigative technologies in the future.
