Anduril and Qualcomm announce BlueChip laptop line

Anduril and Qualcomm have announced BlueChip, a planned line of rugged laptops for government, defense, emergency services and other critical users, with orders expected to open in 2027. The companies say the project will combine Qualcomm computing chips with U.S. manufacturing and a phased effort to expand domestic sourcing. The first BlueChip laptop will use Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Series platform for processing, graphics and on-device artificial intelligence. Anduril plans to assemble circuit boards at Arsenal1, its facility in Ohio, and says it is developing U.S. production capabilities for enclosures, battery components and other hardware while qualifying suppliers. The plans are prospective; final product specifications and the full supplier roster have not been announced. Anduril says U.S. and allied-country suppliers account for more than 90% of the prototype components’ procurement cost. That figure measures sourcing cost, not the share of finished laptops made entirely in the United States. The companies describe a staged approach toward a fully domestic supply chain, a longer-term goal rather than a feature of the initial product. The design is being adapted to...