What all countries have deployed their P3s and P8s?
That would really be a heck of coordination for Aussies.. "
Strongly disagree.
This is a piece of piss for the RAAF, they are after all a professional lot who do this often, as well as work with NZ and the US, the providers of the other aircraft. The fact they re tasked a C-130 that quick to fly out and drop buoys says a lot, they obviously had the finger on the button.
Australia is not Malaysia and Aus has done this heaps of times before, including in war zones for the last 10 years.