Ukrainian Drones to Receive Free Cyber Security

Drones have transformed the battlefield in Ukraine. Periphery, a specialist in military-grade threat management for IoT devices, is donating its expertise and software to support the country.

Unmanned systems like drones, as relatively cheap and effective tools, have driven a shift from kinetic to cyber warfare. In October 2024, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the country was now capable of manufacturing up to four million drones annually.

In January 2025, it was estimated that 100 types of drones are in use in Ukraine, ranging from toy-sized systems to larger models with wingspans of almost 20 meters. Consequently, the country has become an innovation centre for drone technology.

Periphery’s embedded AI-driven technology was developed specifically for IoT devices, such as drones, by a team of former military and defense security engineers. These systems are often vulnerable to cyber attacks, especially when operating in dynamic environments.

Periphery’s technology constantly monitors, understands, and adapts to new and emerging threats to future-proof devices. It will harden ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance) drones against cyber attacks while in use, as well as protecting critical infrastructure from recovered drones which have potentially been compromised.

Periphery is an easy to embed military-grade threat management system for IoT manufacturers that constantly monitors, understands, and adapts to new threats, future-proofing your devices. The embedded security solution is easy to install at the point of manufacture for any architecture and maintain with Periphery software.

Commenting on the initiative, Toby Wilmington, Cofounder and CEO of Periphery, commented, “As former NATO operators, we stand with Ukraine and are giving them cutting edge technology to protect critical assets and provide a digital barrier to defend against cyber attacks.

“Our technology will focus on providing digital walls, drawbridges and gates to guard Ukraine’s unmanned systems, so they can continue to focus on their innovation which has catalysed a step change in drone technology. We call on others, especially in Europe, to do the same. ”

Samuel Burrell, Partner at Expeditions Fund, added, “As a former Royal Marine turned mission-driven investor, I was fully supportive when Toby called me with the idea of donating Periphery’s technology to Ukraine.

“At Expeditions we back companies that don’t just push the boundaries of technology but apply it when and where it matters most. That time is right now. I’m confident that their technology will be a game-changer for Ukrainian forces.”