Anduril and Qualcomm present BlueChip, a laptop with Snapdragon X Series designed and assembled in the United States

More than 90% of component cost of BlueChip prototypes come from suppliers in the United States or allied countries. That is the starting point of the new line of products that Anduril and Qualcomm have presented, whose objective is to once again manufacture complete computers in the country. The first will be a laptop designed and assembled in the United States with a processor from the family Snapdragon X Series.

As explained by both companies, the idea is to reduce dependence on foreign manufacturers in sectors such as administration, defense, emergency services or public security. In their announcement, they present this dependence as a national security problem, since a conflict or an interruption of supply chains could limit access to that hardware.

Anduril already has functional laptop prototypes and plans to begin accepting orders in 2027. Qualcomm, for its part, provides the chip, which is responsible for processing, graphics and AI on the device itself.

A laptop designed around the American industry

Manufacturing a computer in the United States is not just about assembling the parts there. Anduril has had to design the casing so that it can be machined in the country, adapt the battery and energy management to the technology available in the local industry and choose metals that it can produce and work on a large scale. Additionally, it is developing a bonding process to incorporate American-made screen glass.

The motherboards will be assembled at Arsenal-1, Anduril’s plant in Ohio, as the company prepares domestic production of cases, battery components and other parts. And, although the United States has already invested billions of dollars in expanding its production of semiconductors, boards, screens or batteries continue to be manufactured mainly outside the country.

BlueChip will advance in stages. First, it will expand domestic manufacturing and sourcing. It will then eliminate dependence on foreign suppliers and, in the long term, aspire to an all-American supply chain. The designs, suppliers and processes that emerge from this first laptop will serve as a basis for other products in the range.

At the moment, interested organizations can register on the Anduril website, although the companies have not released the price or complete specifications of the equipment. On the other hand, we do not have a single image of the prototype.