David Johnston (WA, Liberal Party, Minister for Defence) Share this | Hansard source

We are grateful to all of the countries who have offered their assets and people to assist in the search so far. Under international convention, Malaysia carries the overall responsibility for the search, and the Malaysian government has asked Australia to continue to provide all necessary assistance in the search for this aircraft. We owe this to the families of those travelling on board and the travelling public more broadly.

Malaysia, the United States of America, the United Kingdom, China, the Republic of Korea, Japan and New Zealand have all been involved in the search. They have all contributed the following equipment and assistance that have contributed to the number of flying hours I mentioned in my previous answer: one P3 Orion from New Zealand; two P8 Poseidons from the United States out of Japan; two Ilyushin Il-76s from the Peoples' Liberation Army Air force; two P3 Orions from the Japanese Self-Defense Force; and one Japanese Coastguard Gulfstream V and one P3 Orion; one C-130 Hercules from the Republic of Korea; three Hercules from Malaysia; eight aircraft from the Royal Australian Air Force—four P3 Orions, a Wedgetail, a King Air and a C-130. (Time expired)