In the US defence sector, the line between success and science is often drawn by access to the testing ground. Warsaw-based deeptech Sygnis has just found this out. Despite an extensive corporate structure in Delaware, its US arm, Sygnis Inc. failed to qualify as one of the 25 finalists for the Drone Dominance programme. This high-profile War Department venture, with a budget in excess of one billion dollars, relies on the mass production of low-cost, disposable unmanned systems.
For Sygnis, which has been listed on the NewConnect since 2021, however, the absence of an invitation to the training ground does not mean the end of its US ambitions. The company’s strategy based on the relationship between SygPol LLC and Sygnis Inc. is designed as a long-term beachhead in the market there. Management has already announced that it will apply for other federal pathways and continue talks with investors around the European Drone Factory project.
From a business perspective, this is a classic deep-tech hardware play: building credibility in the eyes of the Pentagon requires patience and iteration. While the market has reacted with caution to this news, the key to the company’s future valuation will be whether the current structure in the US will allow for rapid reorientation and monetisation of the technology in subsequent weapons programmes.
