Sarab Active Protection System
| Sarab Active Protection System سراب | |
|---|---|
| Type | Active protection system |
| Place of origin | Syria |
| Service history | |
| In service | 2016–present |
| Used by | File:Flag of Syria (2025-).svg Syria |
| Wars | Syrian Civil War |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Center (CERS) |
| Designed | 2015–2017 |
| Produced | 2016–present |
| Variants | Sarab-1 Sarab-2 Sarab-3 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 1100kg |
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The Sarab Active Protection System (Mirage) is an active protection system, developed by the Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Center (CERS) and designed to help the Syrian Army’s T-55, T-62, T-72 and T-72 Adra tanks counter line of sight anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs).[1]
Design
[edit | edit source]Syrian intelligence acquired 18 Tube-launched, Optically tracked, Wire-guided (TOW) missiles from the Free Syrian Army; these missiles were used by the CERS to develop a countermeasure.[2] The resulting soft-kill system incorporated powerful infrared (IR) jamming lights which were 80% effective against ATGMs.[1][3] This has significantly reduced Syrian tank losses during the Syrian civil war.
Sarab can effectively jam SACLOS missiles such as the TOW (also TOW 2), HOT, MILAN, Dragon, 9K115-2 Metis-M, 9M113 Konkurs and Malyutka and laser guided weapons such as the Copperhead and some variants of the Maverick and Hellfire.[1]
Versions
[edit | edit source]As of 2017[update], the Sarab (Mirage) system has three versions:
- Sarab-1 was introduced in early 2016. Using multiple IR emitters mounted on a tank turret, it covers the 180° frontal arc of the tank and can operate for 6 hours.
- Sarab-2 entered service at the end of 2016. It includes a protective casing and uses less power, letting it operate continuously for up to 10 hours.[4]
- Sarab-3 was introduced in 2017. Unlike the prior variants, it provides full 360 degree protection by using more IR emitters.[1][5]
Operators
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