D-Fend Solutions has revealed that its EnforceAir World Cup deployment stretched across North American host cities during the 2026 FIFA tournament, with the counter-drone platform selected by national, federal, state, and local law enforcement and public safety agencies in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The system was used to protect matches, surrounding venues, and critical infrastructure from unauthorized drone activity throughout the world’s biggest sporting event.
The company announced the news on August 6, 2026, offering the first public look at an operation it deliberately kept quiet. According to D-Fend Solutions, securing major international events now demands absolute operational discretion, so the firm and its public safety partners maintained a strict posture of confidentiality leading up to and during the tournament. The EnforceAir World Cup operation spanned the expansive multi-national footprint of the competition, which the company describes as a cyber counter-drone presence of unprecedented scale, coordinated across a combination of international, federal, state, and local agencies working in a complex, multi-layered security environment.
EnforceAir World Cup Operation Moved Beyond Jamming
Rather than relying on legacy jamming equipment or kinetic interceptors, multi-level agency operators deployed EnforceAir as a cyber-takeover system to protect the tournament’s land, air, and waterways. The technology uses radio frequency cyber methods to take control of rogue drones instead of blasting signals or physically destroying aircraft. That non-kinetic, non-disruptive approach let security professionals mitigate drone risks safely without interrupting the matches themselves, the surrounding critical infrastructure, or the vital communications that broadcasters and emergency teams depend on.
Zohar Halachmi, Chairman and CEO of D-Fend Solutions, said the unprecedented scale of the 2026 World Cup required a sophisticated, multi-layered approach to airspace safety, and called the widespread deployment a profound validation of the trust elite public safety agencies place in the company. EnforceAir executes its RF cyber-takeovers as a standalone, multilayer, or integrated system, guiding rogue drones to safe landings and controlled outcomes, and D-Fend Solutions positions the platform for stadiums and arenas along with military, airport, prison, and critical infrastructure environments. Halachmi added that protecting high-stakes events of this magnitude is exactly what the technology is built to do, describing it as a trusted foundational layer in the security architecture for the world’s biggest games.
Only a representative subset of the deploying public safety partners agreed to be identified publicly. That group includes the Pennsylvania State Police, the City of Atlanta Police Department, the Cobb County Police Department, and the Mexico City Police, several of which provided statements about their counter-drone operations at the tournament.
“The Atlanta Police Department is committed to delivering a safe experience for everyone attending World Cup events in our city. EnforceAir has strengthened our ability to detect and respond to unauthorized drone activity.” Sergeant Kindu J. Franklin, City of Atlanta Police Department
Lieutenant Justin M. Bullis of the Cobb County Police Department’s Homeland Security Unit said the county is committed to supporting a safe and secure World Cup experience and called EnforceAir a valuable component of the counter-drone capabilities deployed for the event. In Mexico City, Jesús Alfredo Hernández Olvera, Director General of Cyber Investigation and Technological Operations at the Secretariat of Citizen Security, said airspace safety at major international sporting matches requires absolute precision, and that the system served as a vital, non-disruptive layer in the city’s security architecture during the events.
More Than 20 Public Safety Agencies Adopt the Platform
The headline figure attached to the announcement is adoption by more than 20 public safety agencies, adding to a deployment history that already includes federal, national, state, and local organizations around the world. D-Fend Solutions has also been expanding into US state, local, tribal, and territorial markets, a push enabled by recent legislation. The company says that expansion reflects growing demand for field-proven, non-kinetic counter-drone tech at the municipal, state, and regional levels, from city police departments to statewide agencies.
D-Fend Solutions describes itself as the leading counter-drone, cyber-takeover technology provider, enabling full control, safety, and continuity during rogue drone incidents in complex and sensitive environments. The company reports thousands of successful deployments worldwide in challenging real-life scenarios, with EnforceAir focused on the most dangerous drone threats across military, public safety, airport, prison, major event, and critical infrastructure settings. Its technology is used by top-tier government agencies, including military, law enforcement, and homeland security bodies, as well as major international airports around the globe, with the stated aim of preserving the smooth flow of communications, commerce, transportation, and everyday life.
