Anduril, Qualcomm Team Up on U.S.-Built Laptops for Defense, Government Amid Supply Chain Risks

Anduril Industries and Qualcomm Technologies (NASDAQ:QCOM) unveiled BlueChip on Tuesday, outlining a plan to produce a U.S.-built laptop line aimed at reducing reliance on overseas computer supply chains. The companies framed the effort as a response to security and continuity risks tied to foreign-made hardware used across critical sectors.

In its announcement, Anduril explained that BlueChip will start with a laptop designed and assembled in the U.S. and targeted at customers such as government, defense, first responders and public safety. The initial system is set to run on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Series platform.

Qualcomm Technologies, based in San Diego, is slated to provide the core computing elements for the device, including CPU, graphics and on-device AI capabilities. Anduril is pairing that silicon with its own push to stand up domestic manufacturing capacity for complete computers.

Anduril said it already has working prototypes and expects to begin accepting orders in 2027. The engineering work includes adapting the enclosure for U.S. machining, building battery and power-management systems around available American battery technology, and choosing metals that can be produced and worked at scale domestically.

The company is also developing a process to integrate U.S.-made display glass into the design, noting that parts sourced from the U.S. and allied suppliers represent more than 90% of the component procurement cost in the prototype builds.

Manufacturing is planned to stay in the U.S., with circuit board assembly expected to take place at Anduril’s Arsenal-1 facility in Ohio. Anduril is also working on U.S.-based production for enclosures, battery-related components and other hardware while it qualifies suppliers ahead of production.

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