How Often Do US Military Drones "Disappear"?

Staff Sgt. Christopher DeLucia checks systems on an unmanned aircraft at Creech Air Force Base in Nevada. The US has 120 drones, 35 aloft at any given time. Tony Avelar/The Christian Science Monitor

How Often Do US Military Drones 'Disappear'? -- Christian Science Monitor

The US military acknowledged that one of its unmanned aerial vehicles had gone missing over western Afghanistan last week. With no pilot in the cockpit, drones can be tricky to fly.

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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My Comment: I suspect that a good number of US drones have "disappeared" over the years .... more than what they are probably telling us.