Sarab Active Protection System


The Sarab Active Protection System is an active protection system, developed by the Syrian Scientific Research Center. The system was designed for the T-72, T-62 and T-55 to counter line of sight Anti-tank missiles.
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.
There are currently three variations of the Sarab system. The Sarab-1 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.