The Reaper was flying a combat mission when operators lost "positive control" of the UAV, or the ability to establish connections and send control inputs to the remote-controlled aircraft.

“收获者”执行飞行作战任务时，导航员既失去了对无人机的“实际控制”，也不能与遥控飞机建立联系并发送控制输入信号。

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The ability to fly like a bird, bat, or insect gives a UAV a form of natural camouflage - even if hostile troops see it, they may well misinterpret it as an animal.

能够像鸟，蝙蝠或者昆虫一样飞行使得无人机具备了自然的伪装能力，即使敌军看见了它，也可能误以为是一只动物。

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The ability to fly like a bird, bat, or insect gives a UAV a form of natural camouflage - even if hostile troops see it, they may well misinterpret it as an animal.

能够像鸟，蝙蝠或者昆虫一样飞行使得无人机具备了自然的伪装能力，即使敌军看见了它，也可能误以为是一只动物。

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