The fourth-generation navigation device Glonass-K2 will be launched at the end of the year. This was announced by the first deputy director general of Roscosmos for the development of the orbital constellation and promising projects, Alexander Ivanov.

“If we take the orbital constellation, the well-known constellation of the GLONASS system. The fourth-generation device Glonass-K2 is already being prepared for launch at the end of this year, Ivanov said at the Army-2022 forum.

The Information Satellite Systems named after M.F. Reshetnev reported that there are five Glonass-K satellites at different stages of production in the workshops of the enterprise. Unlike its predecessors, Glonass-K have an extended service life of up to 10 years and improved performance. In addition to the basic navigation functions, they are also capable of transmitting signals from the international COSPAS-SARSAT system for search and rescue of those in distress around the world. In October last year, Sergey Karutin, general designer of the GLONASS system, said that Glonass-K2 would provide navigation accuracy of less than 30 cm.

On the sidelines of the Army-2022 forum, Kaspersky Lab CEO Evgeny Kaspersky announced that the company is finalizing the functionality of its hack-proof mobile phone to work with critical infrastructure.

“We wrote everything from scratch, so we still need to finish it. Camera does not work. We do, but it takes time. Plus performance – there is still work to make it work at the same speed that we are used to. There are a lot of technical problems that we are slowly coping with. When we show it and say it’s ready, I don’t know“Kaspersky said.

According to him, the device will be something between a regular smartphone and a push-button phone. “However, we do not consider it as a replacement for a regular smartphone. Still, this is more for working with critical infrastructure. … Modernity requires that infrastructure can be managed remotely. Therefore, a device is required that will be guaranteed unhackable. Therefore, we are making a device that will have a fairly limited functionality. There will be no App Store, there will be no chips that everyone loves on smartphones, but it will be a thing that can be safely controlled by a conditional turbine“Kaspersky added.

For the first time, Kaspersky announced work on creating smartphones under its own brand with protection against hackers in December 2020, then it was assumed that they would appear in 2021.

Swedish electric vehicle manufacturer Polestar has announced plans to launch the Polestar O2 concept sports roadster.

Recall that the Polestar O2 concept was presented in Los Angeles in March 2022. As the company noted, the Polestar O2 will become available for purchase as a production model called the Polestar 6. This will not happen soon – only in 2026.

To celebrate the launch, 500 special Polestar 6 LA Concept editions will also be produced. The special edition cars will feature a sky blue color scheme, light leather interiors and 21-inch wheels, similar to the Polestar O2 concept.

About Polestar 6, the manufacturer also says the following. This hardtop convertible will be built on Polestar’s custom aluminum platform. It will be based on the 800-volt architecture that has also been confirmed for the Polestar 5.

The roadster will receive two electric motors with a total power of up to 884 hp. (650 kW, 900 Nm torque), 0-100 km/h acceleration time of 3.2 seconds, top speed of 250 km/h and WLTP range of 595 km.

Interestingly, the Polestar 6 is already being offered for booking. The manufacturer also notes that the estimated final price should be $ 200,000.