A-50 AWACS Platform ChallengeThe #Russia faces a fundamental issue adapting the A-50 radar to smaller civilian aircraft. The A-50’s "Shmel" system weighs ~20 tons, including operators and a 10m rotating antenna, exceeding the Il-114-300’s 7-ton payload.Il-114 AWACS ConceptA viable solution requires a new compact active electronically scanned array (AESA) rather than copying the A-50. Resembling Sweden’s Saab Erieye, this fixed AESA would weigh significantly less (~1 ton for radar alone).