or exceeded. this is why we remain very confident that we will find mh-370 if it is in our search area." that sounds pretty definitive, tim. >> well they're going to stand behind their work i would imagine. but if there's a better way of doing it, as miles said shouldn't there be more transparency. >> why did they go with the lowest bidder? just to save money. >> i would imagine. >> but there were other bidders more qualified with better equipment. >> right. i believe these guys are using some as contractors or some of the equipment as contractors. but your guess is as good as mine. this could be very political. the united states a lot of these companies are u.s.-based. maybe china plays a role in this and sort of big contributors to the cost of this expedition. >> miles, how do they know they're even looking in the right place now? >> well i think we can pretty much agree that the mrsat data sends us to that region.