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Anduril and Qualcomm plan US-made BlueChip laptops for 2027
Anduril and Qualcomm are developing BlueChip laptops to be made in the United States.
The first model is a rugged computer for government, military and emergency users, designed to withstand harsh conditions.
It will use Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Series processor, and Anduril says about 90% of its components will come from the US or allied countries.
The company’s longer-term goal is a fully US-based supply chain, including components that are currently made only in China.
The plan responds to government rules requiring agencies to buy US-made computers and gives customers a supply chain they can track and audit.
Anduril says the laptop may cost about 20% more than typical high-end PCs, and its weight and battery life may make it less suitable for everyday consumers.
Preorders are expected to begin in 2027, though pricing has not been announced.
Anduril and Qualcomm have announced BlueChip, a laptop line aimed at rebuilding computer manufacturing in the United States.
The first BlueChip laptop will use a Qualcomm Snapdragon X Series chip and is planned to be available for preorder or orders in 2027.
The companies say about 90% of the first laptop’s components or component costs will come from the United States and allied countries.
Anduril says the rugged laptop is intended for government, military, emergency-response and law-enforcement users.
The long-term goal is a fully domestic supply chain, though some components are currently made only in China.
- Who
- Anduril and Qualcomm. Anduril founder Palmer Luckey announced the plan.
- What
- They are developing BlueChip, a US-made laptop line. The first model will use a Snapdragon X Series chip.
- When
- Announced on October 27, 2026. Preorders or orders are planned to begin in 2027.
- Where
- The laptop is intended to be made in the United States. Circuit-board assembly is planned for Anduril’s Arsenal-1 facility in Ohio.
- Why
- The companies aim to rebuild US computer manufacturing and reduce reliance on overseas supply chains, while serving security-conscious customers.
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Anduril and Qualcomm announced the BlueChip product line.
The companies plan to make the first BlueChip laptop available for preorder or begin taking orders.
- Product line
- BlueChip
- Processor
- Qualcomm Snapdragon X Series
- Planned preorders or orders
- 2027
- Component sourcing
- About 90% from the United States and allied countries, according to Anduril
- Planned circuit-board assembly
- Arsenal-1, Ohio
- Long-term supply-chain goal
- 100% domestic sourcing
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What people are saying
As of right now, the laptop’s bill of materials is about 90% U.S. and allied [ally countries], and we have a technical roadmap to get to 100% domestic over time.
The intent in the long run is to have an option that is made entirely in the United States, 100% domestic. And I mean everything. I mean the displays. I mean the metallics. I mean the the magnetics. All of it.
These computers are the anti-surveillance computer. You fully control it.
As much as I love BlueChip, if I was just a normal consumer making a rational decision without a kind of patriotic basis, I’d be better off buying a Dell laptop than an Anduril laptop because it’s going to be cheaper.