Anduril now says its BlueChip laptop will meet Buy American standards at launch
On Tuesday, defense contractor Anduril and chipmaker Qualcomm announced a partnership to build laptops entirely in the United States, starting with a single model in 2027. They also announced a "long-term goal" of pushing the computer industry to create "a fully domestic supply chain." Even a single Made-in-USA laptop would be a surprise, because no […]
Defense contractor Anduril and chipmaker Qualcomm announced a partnership to build a laptop entirely in the United States, starting with a single model in 2027. However, Anduril now says the laptop will only have at least 65 percent of its components made domestically. Anduril's founder, Palmer Luckey, initially claimed the company would make every part of the computer in the United States.
The company's commitment to this goal comes after pressure from the Buy American Act, which requires at least 65 percent of a product's cost to be made domestically for federal agencies to purchase it. Anduril and Qualcomm are not the only companies attempting to appease government standards by assembling computers in the United States.
However, some have faced criticism for creating empty buildings and offering jobs without delivering results.
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