Fortem Technologies to provide airspace security at 2026 FIFA World Cup soccer tournament

Lindon-based Fortem Technologies, an airspace security and counter-drone solutions provider, has received a multimillion-dollar order to protect U.S. venues at the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup soccer tournament using its net-equipped DroneHunter interceptors. In the photo, Fortem’s DroneHunter hexcopter interceptor, right, uses a patented net-based capture system to safely remove drones without creating debris below. Unlike radio-frequency jamming — which can disrupt legitimate communications and may not work on autonomous drones — or kinetic kill systems that create falling debris, DroneHunter eliminates the threat without creating new ones. That makes it uniquely suited for 2026 FIFA World Cup venues, where dense crowds and zero tolerance for collateral damage rule out most alternatives.

The World Cup is scheduled June 11 to July 19 in 16 cities — 11 in the United States, three in Mexico and two in Canada.

This will mark Fortem’s second World Cup deployment. The firm’s system protected venues in 2022 in Qatar.

“It’s an honor for Fortem to once again protect the FIFA World Cup, this time on our home turf,” said Jon Gruen, CEO of Fortem Technologies. “The threat posed by small drones is one of the most consequential shifts in security of our lifetime. But it’s a threat we know how to stop — and we’ve already proven it on one of the world’s biggest stages.”

(Photo courtesy Fortem Technologies)