Anduril Says BlueChip Laptop Is Being Built to Exceed 65% US Content

Anduril said in a statement to The Verge, carried in The Verge's Oct. 28 update, that its BlueChip laptop "is being developed to exceed the 65% U.S. domestic-content threshold at launch in 2027." The Verge attributed the statement to Anduril communications VP Shannon Prior. Anduril announced the partnership with Qualcomm on Tuesday, Oct. 27.

What Anduril said. Anduril called meeting the threshold a "fundamental objective" of the program. It also said the precise percentage of the final product is "still being determined." The statement is a development goal, not a guaranteed result. The Verge is the only outlet we found reporting it, and we could not corroborate it elsewhere.

What changed. On Tuesday, Anduril said the final domestic-content percentage at launch "remains unsettled" and that it could not confirm whether the launch model would clear 65%. The Verge reported that Anduril's earlier answer was withdrawn, with the company saying it was incorrect.

What the 65% means. The 65% figure is the US domestic-content threshold used in federal Buy American rules. Under FAR 25.101, a domestic end product must be manufactured in the US, and the cost of its domestic components must exceed 65% for items delivered in 2024 through 2028. The share rises to 75% for deliveries starting in 2029. The rule includes a waiver for commercial off-the-shelf items. "Buy American" is The Verge's framing, not Anduril's wording.

The prototype. Anduril spokesperson Stephanie Davis told The Verge that about 32% of the prototype is US-origin by component procurement cost. Anduril's release says more than 90% is US plus allied by procurement cost. Those are prototype figures, not the launch model's final numbers.

Who does what. Anduril's release calls this its first BlueChip laptop, with orders planned to open in 2027 and additional BlueChip products to follow. Qualcomm supplies its Snapdragon X Series chips. Anduril designs and assembles the laptop, with circuit board assembly planned in Ohio. Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon said the chips are to be made at TSMC Arizona, according to Qualcomm as reported by The Verge.

The dispute. Anduril founder Palmer Luckey has said the first laptop "is not going to be 100-percent American" and that the company will add parts only if they add value and can be sourced. He has also disputed The Verge's earlier reporting. We take no side in that dispute.

Sources: The Verge (Oct. 28 update); The Verge (Oct. 27); Anduril release; Qualcomm release; TechCrunch; FAR 25.101