SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY
Compiled by Dean Takahashi and Leslie Berkman, Times staff writers
Defense Contract: Irvine Sensors Corp. in Costa Mesa won a $2.6-million contract from the U.S. Army to develop and test a new generation of homing guidance sensors for the proposed “Star Wars” missile defense system.
Under a 33-month contract with the Strategic Defense Initiative Organization, Irvine Sensors will create and test a small, lightweight infrared guidance sensor for missiles designed to intercept enemy missiles and destroy them with the force of impact.
The sensor, about the size of a sugar cube, would be able to recognize a target earlier and guide the missile to it with more accuracy during the last leg of an interception mission, said Myles Suer, director of marketing.
