Danish Counter-Drone Firm MyDefence Could Fetch $1 Billion In Sale While Guarding World Cup Airspace

A Two-Year Flip Worth Nine Figures

Bridgepoint, the London-listed private equity firm, is preparing to sell MyDefence, according to the Financial Times. The Danish counter-drone maker's jammers and detectors are currently helping the U.S. Department of Homeland Security monitor airspace at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which has been underway across the United States, Mexico, and Canada since kicking off in June and is heading toward its final later this month.

Bridgepoint has hired an adviser to run an auction toward the end of 2026. Several military contractors and buyout firms have already signaled interest, the Financial Times reported. A deal could value MyDefence at around $1 billion.

That number is notable because Bridgepoint took majority control of MyDefence less than two years ago. This isn't a decade-long buildout story. It's a fast flip. The reason is growth: MyDefence's sales are reportedly set to more than double in 2026.

What The Company Actually Sells

Founded in 2013 by former Danish military officers and engineers, MyDefence makes radio-frequency detection gear and targeted jammers built around the individual soldier rather than fixed radar towers. The product lineup includes the Pitbull, a jammer small enough to be worn on a vest; the Dobermann, a heavier jammer mounted on vehicles and boats; and the Wingman, the detection unit that pairs with both.

The pitch is portability. A 5.5-pound kit that requires no training and works straight out of the box is a different proposition than a $500,000 fixed radar installation. MyDefence opened a manufacturing plant in Oklahoma City in February 2026 to build that case with U.S. buyers directly.

The Numbers Behind The Valuation

The growth isn't theoretical. MyDefence has roughly 2,000 Wingman detection units deployed in Ukraine, tracking hostile drones along the front lines. In July 2025, the U.S. Army placed a $26 million order for 485 Soldier-Kits combining the Wingman and Pitbull, the largest contract in the company's history. Around 15 systems were field-tested by U.S. European Command during exercises in Germany before that broader order went through.

Now the company's gear is part of the security layer around a global sporting event on U.S. soil. DHS is working with MyDefence to monitor both authorized and potentially hostile drone activity around World Cup venues, transportation corridors, and public gathering areas, according to the company.

The Fair Question About Timing

A reasonable skeptic could ask whether it's smart to run a billion-dollar auction for a company embedded in active U.S. homeland security operations, especially with contractors and buyout firms from multiple countries reportedly circling. Foreign ownership of firms tied to critical infrastructure protection is exactly the kind of transaction that sometimes draws scrutiny from bodies like the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States.

That concern is legitimate on its face. No U.S. regulatory review, investigation, or objection has been announced regarding this specific sale process. Bridgepoint itself is a British firm, and MyDefence's U.S. footprint, including the Oklahoma City plant, suggests the company has been positioning itself to pass exactly this kind of scrutiny rather than avoid it. Whether that positioning is enough once a specific buyer emerges is an open question nobody can answer yet, because no buyer has been named.

What Happens Next

The auction process is expected to run through the end of 2026. Whoever buys MyDefence inherits a company with live Pentagon contracts, a battlefield deployment history in Ukraine, and an active role in this year's World Cup security operation. Bridgepoint's adviser has not been publicly named, and no closing timeline beyond "toward the end of this year" has been disclosed. The identity of the eventual buyer, and whether any U.S. national security review attaches to the deal, remains unresolved.