I took a formation of the new Mossies up and had to maneuver defensively. This took me out of the formation. When clear I was still fairly close to my drones, so I flew back to them but I had lost control of them. I was within 1/2 sector of an airfield so I lowered the gear thinking maybe they would rtb but no luck. The only control over them was the ability to lower and raise the gear. Finally since I could not regain control and was nearing the edge of the map I turned away. As the distance increased the drones exploded. Is this normal operation or is there a way to regain control of your drones?