Electronic Warfare
Pole-21 vs Kvant Garant class
GNSS denial is now practiced at scale by both sides in the Russia-Ukraine war. Pole-21 and the Kvant Garant class represent the Russian and Ukrainian approaches to protecting fixed sites from satellite-guided weapons.
Specification comparison
| Specification | Pole-21 | Kvant Garant class |
|---|---|---|
| Role | Suppression of GPS, GLONASS, Galileo and BeiDou signals | Suppression of GNSS reception, class-level |
| Reported reach | Up to 80 km class, public estimates | Tens of kilometres class, public estimates |
| Emitter | R-340RP jamming modules, public reports | Not publicly disclosed |
| Mounting | Modules fitted to existing cellular masts, public reports | Not publicly disclosed |
| Modules per site | Up to 100, public reports | Not publicly disclosed |
| Bands | GNSS L-band segments, public estimates | GPS/GLONASS/Galileo L-band segments, public estimates |
| Configuration | Not publicly disclosed | Static or vehicle-mounted station, class-level |
Values are reproduced exactly as recorded in the DroneZone systems database. Where a figure is absent from the public record, it is marked “Not publicly disclosed” rather than estimated.