How often does US military lose contact with unmanned drones?

Alaska Dispatch - 12/7/2011

So just how often do US military drones "disappear"? The US military acknowledged Sunday that one of its unmanned aerial vehicles, or UAV’s, had gone missing over western Afghanistan late last week. “The operators of the UAV lost control of the aircraft and had been working to determine its status,” a statement released by NATO forces in Afghanistan said Sunday.

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