# Voyager at Caribbean Sea: deployment

Canonical ID: `820a7613-522d-48b6-8aed-ba825ed58ec0`

Navy awarded [Saildrone](/companies/saildrone.md) $16.3M extension to continue USV counter-drug missions through 2027.

**Trust tier:** Unverified

_Last updated: 2026-08-27_

- **Slug:** saildrone-navy-southcom-16m-2026
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [Voyager](/models/saildrone-voyager.md) (id: `08d7fd39-9ee5-4958-b7df-f6215b0e608f`)
- **Category:** [Maritime](/maritime)
- **Company:** [Saildrone](/companies/saildrone.md) (id: `cf9ac30f-cbfb-4469-96ef-452e4f16f920`)
- **Location:** [Caribbean Sea](/locations/caribbean-sea.md) (id: `9d4deb39-ef70-49b9-afcc-656c586d40b0`)
- **First seen:** 2026-08-04T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://news.usni.org/2026/08/04/navy-extends-saildrone-usvs-in-southcom

## Common questions

### What is the Voyager deployment at Caribbean Sea?

Voyager, built by Saildrone, is recorded as a deployment at Caribbean Sea on the DEPLOY registry. Saildrone operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Voyager at Caribbean Sea?

Saildrone, the manufacturer of Voyager, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the Voyager deployment at Caribbean Sea go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting August 4, 2026 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the Voyager deployment at Caribbean Sea?

No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.


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