Anduril’s BlueChip laptop aims to meet American standards at 2027 launch

A new domestic-content commitment

Anduril and Qualcomm announced plans to build laptops entirely in the United States, beginning with one model in 2027. They also described a long-term goal of developing a fully domestic supply chain for computers.

Anduril communications vice president Shannon Prior said the BlueChip is being developed to exceed the 65 percent U.S. domestic-content threshold at launch. The company said its earlier response was incorrect and called meeting the threshold a fundamental objective.

The final percentage has not been established. Anduril said it is still finalizing suppliers and working through prototypes, and expects to share more next year.

Earlier answers differed

On Monday, founder Palmer Luckey said the company had a technical plan to reach 100 percent domestic production over time. But when asked what share of the first laptop’s components would be U.S.-made, he answered, “TBD,” and said some sourcing questions remained unresolved.

On Tuesday, spokesperson Stephanie Davis said the prototype was approximately 32 percent U.S.-origin by component procurement cost, with more than 90 percent sourced from the United States and allied countries combined. She said Anduril could not then confirm whether the final product would be above or below 65 percent.

The company’s later statement reversed that position, committing to exceed the threshold at launch. The reported answers therefore changed over two days, while the final laptop’s domestic-content share remains undetermined.

What the standard requires

The Buy American Act dates to 1933. Updated during the Biden Administration, it requires at least 65 percent of a product’s cost to be made domestically for the product to qualify as domestic; the threshold rises to 75 percent in 2029.

Federal agencies may need waivers to buy products that do not meet the applicable standards. Luckey said agencies currently use such waivers extensively for computer purchases. The 65 percent target matters because Anduril’s stated plan would put its first BlueChip laptop above the threshold, before the company reaches its longer-term goal of eliminating foreign content.

Planned parts and production

Luckey said Anduril has lined up a U.S. glassmaker for the laptop’s cover glass. He also discussed developing U.S.-made batteries and programming FPGAs to handle functions such as power management that can be difficult to source outside China.

The company’s release describes the laptop as designed and assembled in the United States. It says the enclosure is designed for U.S. machining and will use metals that U.S. industry can produce and machine at scale.

Anduril’s statement does not establish that every component will be made domestically at launch. The company has described a mix of U.S. and allied-country sourcing as a possibility while it works toward a fully domestic supply chain.