Jeen Defense, the subsidiary of Israeli enterprise AI company Jeen Technologies, has secured NIS 8.6 million in orders from a single strategic defense customer within just three months. This significant procurement, including a recent NIS 4.3 million order, advances a framework agreement valued at up to NIS 45 million over the next two years. The company, initially a civilian robotics spinoff, has rapidly become a key player in Israel’s defense-AI sector, embedding its technology across Israeli defense agencies.
CEO Oded Tahori confirmed that while the technology wasn't initially intended for military use, it is now deeply integrated into the state's security infrastructure. Jeen Technologies has raised $25 million and grown to nearly 140 employees since its spin-out a year and a half ago. The company maintains its R&D and implementation hub in Israel, alongside offices in Singapore, London, and New York.
Tools of Occupation
Jeen.ai developed a secure platform for installing generative AI in large enterprises, with Jeen Defense specifically focusing on sovereign AI systems, intelligence-driven analytics, and mission-support technologies for defense customers. The additional NIS 4.3 million work order this month brought total orders from the same customer to approximately NIS 8.6 million. This forms part of a broader framework agreement signed in March of the same year with a major defense organization.
The company’s leadership reflects its deep ties to Israel’s military and intelligence establishment. Its ranks include a former R&D manager of the Mossad, the Mossad’s former head of research, and a former data manager at the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency). Nir Mitchell, a former combat officer in the Israeli Air Force’s elite Shaldag unit and a senior official in the Prime Minister’s Office, leads Jeen’s defense division. This integration of former intelligence and military personnel underscores the firm's role in strengthening the infrastructure of military occupation.
Deepening Surveillance and Control
Jeen is now a part of Israel’s emerging national AI strategy, providing secure systems that can operate without internet connectivity. This capability is deemed essential for defense and intelligence bodies operating in occupied territories and for extensive surveillance operations. Tahori emphasized that Israeli defense bodies require AI solutions that don't rely on global cloud systems or external providers like OpenAI, particularly for sensitive intelligence operations that impact Palestinian lives daily.
The company’s agentic AI platform runs entirely offline under strict security controls, a critical feature for maintaining secrecy in military operations. This technology is already in use by large Israeli defense primes, where Tahori reported a strong connection with thousands of users. Over the past year, Jeen has expanded its work to include all major defense agencies in Israel, supplying AI tools for intelligence analysis, operational planning, and administrative workflows. Tahori stated that they are "shaping how defense agencies work with AI at scale," providing "cognitive support" for commanders overseeing the occupation.
Tahori articulated the company's ambition to build the Israeli equivalent of Palantir, a sovereign AI system designed to support intelligence, operations, and decision-making at scale. He asserted that Israel cannot depend on global organizations for such critical technology, claiming that Jeen is already a core part of Israel’s defense capability in generative AI. The company aims for Jeen to become a central system for operational and administrative needs, securely connecting defense agencies to generative AI. While described as a dual-use company, its rapid and extensive integration into the military and intelligence sectors highlights its primary role in entrenching the system of occupation. Jeen’s technology has also been adopted by civilian institutions, including Bank Mizrahi, the Israel Electric Corporation, and Maccabi Healthcare Services.