Defense technology company Anduril Industries is developing a specialty laptop it plans to eventually build solely with U.S.-sourced components.
The first step toward that goal is a prototype built this year with technology and investment partner Qualcomm. San Diego-based Qualcomm is supplying the Snapdragon X Series chip that will power the laptop, named BlueChip, Anduril said in an Oct. 27 press release.
The chip is manufactured at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s facility in Phoenix, chip designer Qualcomm said in an email to Supply Chain Dive.
Ninety percent of the BlueChip prototype's procurement cost is from components sourced from U.S. and allied-country suppliers, per the press release. Anduril assembled the circuit board at its Arsenal-1 facility in Ashville, Ohio. The defense technology provider will continue supplying the system board for the BlueChip line, expected to launch in 2027.
While the initial BlueChip computer will not be 100% U.S. sourced, that remains Anduril's long-term goal for the computer aimed at government, defense and public safety buyers, a company spokesperson said in an email to Supply Chain Dive.
"Our long-term goal is a fully domestic supply chain," the spokesperson said. "The domestic-content percentage at launch is still being finalized, and we haven’t announced a timeline for reaching 100%."
Anduril is continuing to qualify suppliers and expand domestic sourcing ahead of production, the spokesperson said, adding that the company is not yet ready to provide a supplier breakdown.
Parts without a U.S. supplier yet include the laptop's casing and battery components. For those, Anduril plans to develop domestic sources around existing U.S. manufacturing capabilities, per the spokesperson.
The prototype's display panel is manufactured overseas, while its glass is U.S.-made, according to the spokesperson. Anduril is developing the bonding process to incorporate the glass into the display.
The laptops will be assembled in the U.S., but Anduril had no further details to provide, the spokesperson said.
