Jeen Defense, a subsidiary of Jeen Technologies, has secured NIS 8.6 million in orders from a single strategic defense customer in recent months. This marks a significant expansion of the company's technology across Israel’s defense agencies. The latest order, valued at NIS 4.3 million, represents the second procurement from the same customer in just three months. These transactions are part of an ongoing framework agreement, signed in March of the same year, which could reach up to NIS 45 million over the next two years.
Jeen.ai has developed a secure platform designed for the rapid installation of generative AI within large enterprises. Its defense-dedicated subsidiary focuses on sovereign AI systems, intelligence-driven analytics, and mission-support technologies specifically for defense customers. CEO Oded Tahori described the company's trajectory as both rapid and unexpected. He explained that Jeen began as a civilian robotics initiative within One Technologies, spun out only about 18 months ago. “We started in civilian robotics,” Tahori said, adding, “I didn’t think what we were developing was meant for defense. But they came to us, saw the platform, and now we’re embedded across the defense agencies.”
Deepening Military Integration
In recent months, Jeen Technologies has raised $25 million, growing to nearly 140 employees. The company has expanded its operations to include offices in Singapore, London, and New York, while Israel remains its central R&D and implementation hub. The team includes former senior figures from Israel’s intelligence community, among them 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 IAF’s elite Shaldag unit and a senior official in the Prime Minister’s Office, leads the company’s defense division. This integration of high-level intelligence and military personnel underscores the firm's deep connection to the state's security apparatus.
Tahori stated that Jeen is now a component of Israel’s emerging national AI strategy. It provides sovereign, secure systems capable of operating without internet connectivity, a requirement he deems essential for defense and intelligence bodies. “Defense bodies in Israel understand that there is a company that can deliver AI without the internet,” Tahori explained. He added, “They cannot work with OpenAI or global cloud systems, especially when it comes to intelligence.” The company’s main solution is an agentic AI platform that runs entirely offline and under strict security controls, enabling independent and unchecked operations.
Sovereign AI for Occupation
Jeen’s platform is already in use by large Israeli defense primes, maintaining strong connections with thousands of users. Over the past year, Jeen has begun working with all major defense agencies in Israel, supplying AI tools for intelligence analysis, operational planning, and administrative workflows. “We’re shaping how defense agencies work with AI at scale,” Tahori said. He further noted, “For intelligence, for operations, for commanders who need cognitive support when they’re exhausted. Systems don’t feel stressed.” The company aims to construct the Israeli equivalent of Palantir, a sovereign AI system designed to support intelligence, operations, and decision-making at scale. “We’re already showing Jeen as part of Israel’s defense capability in generative AI,” Tahori asserted. He emphasized, “You cannot depend on global organizations. The tech needs to work without the cloud - efficiently, and independently.” Tahori also described Jeen as a core system for operational and administrative needs, securely connecting defense agencies to generative AI.
Tahori characterized Jeen as a dual-use company, adapting civilian AI capabilities for urgent defense needs. While its technology has been adopted by major civilian institutions like Bank Mizrahi, the Israel Electric Corporation, and Maccabi Healthcare Services, its primary growth is now tied to the military. As Israel’s security establishment accelerates its adoption of AI across intelligence, operations, and command-level decision-making, what started as a civilian robotics project has evolved into a key player delivering critical AI infrastructure for Israel’s defense agencies, solidifying the technological backbone of the military occupation.