Anduril Industries and Qualcomm have announced the "Blue Chip" laptops, designed for security, government, and military use scenarios, with manufacturing centered in the United States. Founded by Palmer Luckey, the creator of Oculus VR, Anduril aims for around 90% of the first laptop's components to come from the U.S. or allied countries. The devices will feature Qualcomm Snapdragon X Series chips produced at TSMC's newest Arizona facility, the same processor used in laptops like the Microsoft Surface.
Anduril plans to assemble circuit boards at its Arsenal-1 facility in Ohio and is developing U.S. production capabilities for enclosures, battery components, and other hardware. Functional prototypes are ready, with preorders planned for 2027, though exact specifications and pricing remain undisclosed. Palmer Luckey estimates the laptops will cost roughly 20% more than typical high-end consumer PCs.
Due to their specialized security focus, the "Blue Chip" laptops will not appear on standard PC retail store shelves at least in their first generations. However, Anduril intends to eventually produce U.S.-made consumer-oriented laptops in the future.
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