A US$655.4 million surveillance radar contract extension proposed by the administration of U.S. President Joe Biden is aimed at ensuring the performance of Taiwan's Leshan Radar Station, which played an important role in detecting the 11 ballistic missiles fired by China into waters near Taiwan in early August, according to a source in Taiwan's military with knowledge of the matter.
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