# Anduril and Qualcomm unveil BlueChip, a line of rugged laptops designed and assembled in the US

> The first BlueChip laptop runs on Snapdragon X and targets defense, government and first responders. Anduril plans to start taking orders in 2027.

- Publisher: JARRUS (@jarrus.tech), thejarrus.com
- Story date: Oct. 27, 2026 (2026-10-27)
- Published: 2026-10-27
- Tags: Chips and hardware, Defense
- URL: https://thejarrus.com/en/news/anduril-bluechip/

On October 27, defense tech company Anduril and Qualcomm unveiled BlueChip, a product line starting with a laptop designed and assembled in the US. It targets government, defense, first responders and public safety. Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Series provides the core computing, including general-purpose processing, graphics and on-device AI. Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon said the chips will be made at TSMC's facility in Arizona. Anduril has functional prototypes and **plans to begin taking orders in 2027**.

Anduril says components from US and allied-country suppliers account for more than 90% of the prototypes' component procurement cost, with the long-term goal of a fully domestic supply chain. Circuit board assembly is planned for Anduril's Arsenal-1 facility in Ohio. Founder Palmer Luckey told TechCrunch that the display is one of several components made only in China today, though he has found a US supplier for the cover glass. According to DefenseScoop, Luckey declined to share production targets and said full-rate production will start next year. He said there are no government subsidies or contracts so far, and the companies are using their own R&D money.

Luckey said the hardened laptop will be heavy and have battery-life constraints because of the engineering needed to withstand rough conditions. Pricing has not been announced, but he estimates it will cost about 20% more than typical high-end PCs. The Arm-based machine currently runs Windows and two Linux distributions popular with the US military, and Anduril's Lattice command-and-control software has been integrated. TechCrunch puts the rugged computer market at about $5 billion.

## Sources

1. [Anduril: Anduril and Qualcomm Unveil BlueChip to Rebuild American Computer Manufacturing, Oct. 27, 2026](https://www.anduril.com/news/anduril-and-qualcomm-unveil-bluechip-to-rebuild-american-computer-manufacturing)
2. [TechCrunch: Anduril, Qualcomm launch BlueChip, a new kind of US-made laptop, Oct. 27, 2026](https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/27/anduril-qualcomm-launch-bluechip-a-new-kind-of-us-made-laptop/)
3. [DefenseScoop: Anduril expanding into laptop manufacturing in partnership with Qualcomm, Oct. 27, 2026](https://defensescoop.com/2026/10/27/anduril-palmer-luckey-bluechip-computers-qualcomm/)
4. [Bloomberg: Report on the announcement; paywalled, not read, Oct. 27, 2026](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-27/anduril-and-qualcomm-plan-to-build-laptop-with-us-supply-chain)

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