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Technician. >> we were helping people answer questions about what happened to that flight. >> reporter: so if the bluefin-21, currently being used in the search for malaysia flight 370 can't find the missing jet, searchers could call upon the rema 6000. it can navigate in waters almost 5,000 feet deeper than the bluefin-21. >> it will be able to be operated in most of the world's oceans. >> reporter: when searchers asked for the auv, the navy said the bluefin-21 was the only deep-water vehicle it had available. after the remus auvs use side-scan sonar to map the ocean floor, they usually come ...

So, captain, let me begin with you. because, we heard from malaysia's transport minister, actually via twitter that they are considering more auvs in addition to this one auv 21. what else could they use? >> there are a number of auvs rated at this depth. it will be similaring thenology but may be measure vehicles. i don't know if they would use some of the other vehicles. which is very similar technology but again, it just speeds up the search if you can have multiple assets working in cooperation. >> air france was three times over and a lot of people are wondering why aren't they using more...

Missing jet? searchers could call upon the remus 6000. it can navigate in waters almost 5,000 feet deeper than the blue fin 21. >> we will be able to operate in most of the world's oceans. >> when searchers asked the u.s. government for an auv, the navy said the blue fin 21 was the only deep water vehicle it had available. after the remus auvs use side scan sonar, they usually come back with low frequency images. >> this shows up as different from the surrounding area, indicating that there is something different. >> take a look at these images taken higher frequency. >> an sb 2 c. >> here is ...

>> this world war ii era plane crashed off the coast of massachusetts in 1947 for more than 50 years it remained lost on the bottom of the ocean. over a decade ago an auv discovered the missing plane. >> having the right tool is always the best kaz that you're looking for. >> this is the remus 600. a larger auv, the remus 60 found air france 447. >> at the end of the day we knew what we were doing was to try to help people answer questions about what happened. >> so with the blue fin 21, which is currently being used in the search can't find the

Live from australia. for more on the investigation, let's bring in rob mccallum, cnn analyst and ocean search specialist and peter goelz, cnn analyst and former ntsb investigator. rob, the pal lags transport minister has stated he wants more under water drones. how many do you think he needs? >> it depends on the type of drone. if you're using an auv, a great machine for deploying sonar over a small area and getting high resolution i'm manuals, you need quite a lot of them because they're only doing about 15 square miles away. if you brought in deep towed sonar, you'd be able to scan ten times...