Sarab Active Protection System

The Sarab Active Protection System is an active protection system, developed by the Syrian Scientific Research Center (SSRC). The system was designed for the T-72, T-62 and T-55 to counter line of sight Anti-tank missiles.[1]

Syrian intelligence acquired 18 TOWs from the Free Syrian Army; these missiles were used by the SSRC to develop a counter measure. The system incorporated powerful infrared lights which were 80% effective against Anti tank missiles.[1] [2]

There are currently three variations of the Sarab system. The Sarab-1 (Mirage) was introduced in early 2016, used on T-62 tanks. At the end of 2016, the Sarab-2 entered service which used multiple emitters. The Sarab-3 was introduced in 2017, which unlike the other variants, had 360 degree full protection.[3][1]


References

  1. 1 2 3 "Home Grown Syrian Soft Kill System Successfully Defeated TOW Missiles".
  2. ↑ Villasanta, Arthur Dominic (2 March 2017). "New Syrian Army Infrared Jammer Protects Tanks vs TOW and other ATGMs".
  3. ↑ "Sarab 1 ,2 &3 Active Protection System". within-syria.blogspot.ca.
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