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PDF Versiyonu ‹Ç‹NDEK‹LER 4BAfiYAZI / Ardan ZENTÜRK 64 ÖZEL HABER / Ersin ÇAYIR Amerikan “Derin Devleti” Ne Düflünüyor? ATAK ‹çin Üretim Start› Verildi TSK'dan Anlaml› Sempozyum 66 ÖZEL HABER / Ersin ÇAYIR 6SAVUNMA HABER Türk Askeri Araç Sektörü, SSM ile 16 ÖZEL HABER / Sami ATALAN Gelece¤in Resmini Çizdi A400M’den ‹lk Merhaba 68 DÜNYADAN / Naile ASLAN 18 RÖPORTAJ / Ümit BAYRAKTAR ASELSAN’›n Hedefi ‹lk 50 70 STRATEJ‹ HABER / Ardan ZENTÜRK 28 EUROSATORY 2008 ÖZEL / Sami ATALAN ABD, ‹ran’› “A¤ustos”ta Vuracak Kara Muharebelerinin Gelece¤i Eurosatory’de Sergilendi Orta Do¤u’da Türkiye'nin Arabuluculuk Rolü 38 RÖPORTAJ / Kudret KILIÇ Ermenistan’›n Ankara’ya Bar›fl Ata¤› Afganistan ve Irak’›n Büyüttü¤ü Dev: Force Protection Demokrasi Düflman› Petrol 42 ÖZEL DOSYA / Emre TEK, Kudret KILIÇ Referandum Tutsa¤› Avrupa Gökyüzünün Y›rt›c› Kufllar›: Balkanlar’da Mitrovica Sendromu Av Taarruz Uçaklar› Futbol, Gerçek S›n›rlar›m›z› Gösterdi 60 AIREX 2008 ÖZEL / Gözde KARA 76 TSK HABER Sivil Havac›l›k Sektörü AIREX’in Kanatlar› Alt›nda Bir Araya Geldi 78 ILA 2008 ÖZEL / Kudret KILIÇ 62 RÖPORTAJ / Emre TEK Berlin, ILA ile Havac›l›¤›n Baflkenti AgustaWestland Aslan Pay›n› Hedefliyor Olmaya Oynuyor Military Science & Intelligence / YAYIN Sorumlu Yaz› ‹flleri Müdürü Sanat Yönetmeni MSI fiebnem AKGÖL KARA Genel Yay›n Yönetmeni N. Tolga D‹fiKAYA Yayg›n Süreli Yay›n [email protected] 2008 Temmuz SAYI: 2008 - 033 Ümit BAYRAKTAR Foto¤raf Direktörü [email protected] F›r›n Sok. fieren Apt. No:17/10 Banu B‹RAMEN www.savunmahaber.com Teflvikiye/fiiflli/‹stanbul-TÜRK‹YE Foto Muhabiri Genel Yay›n Koordinatörü Petek ARICI ZAR‹F Ardan ZENTÜRK HABER MERKEZ‹ [email protected] YAYIN KURULU 2 [email protected] Prof. Dr. Süleyman TOLUN Genel Koordinatör / ANKARA Haber Müdürü Prof. Dr. Adil YÜKSELEN Tu¤general (E) Hüsamettin ESEN Kudret KILIÇ Prof. Dr. Okan ADDEM‹R [email protected] [email protected] Prof. Dr. Zahit MEC‹TO⁄LU Executive Editor Naile ASLAN Prof. Dr. Mikdat KADIO⁄LU Sami ATALAN Mahmut BÖLÜKBAfi Prof. Dr. Yaflar GÜRBÜZ [email protected] Prof. Dr. Mesut Hakk› CAfiIN Koray KOfiAR Doç. Dr. Gonca COfiKUN Emre TEK Strateji Editörü Dr. Mehmet ATAY M. Güray DE⁄ERL‹ Gözde KARA [email protected] Ersin ÇAYIR DANIfiMA KURULU Sat›fl ve Pazarlama Direktörü fiükrü Okyar ÇEB‹ M. Güray DE⁄ERL‹ Kapak Foto¤raf›: Airbus Military Zuhal ESEN Tu¤çenur EK‹NC‹ Dr. A. Poyraz GÜRSON UMSA Ltd. fiti. Ad›na Sahibi [email protected] Banu fiennur ÖZDEM‹R Doç. Dr. Nevzat ALKAN ÜM‹T BAYRAKTAR Egm. Kom. ‹lhami ÜNER Halil YALÇINER F›r›n Sok. fieren Apt. No:17/10 D›fl ‹liflkiler Müdürü Teflvikiye/fiiflli/‹stanbul-TÜRK‹YE Emrah ÇAKIN fiamil YALÇINER Hukuk Dan›flman› Evren H‹DAYETO⁄LU Military Science & Intelligence / MSI - Temmuz 2008 www.milscint.com “As›l önemli olan ve memleketi temelinden y›kan, halk›n› esir eden, içerideki cephenin suskunlu¤udur.” Yaz Hareketli Bafllad›... Tüm dünyan›n yaz tatiline ç›kmaya haz›rland›¤› Haziran ay›, savunma sektörü ve dolay›s›yla bizler aç›s›ndan son derece hareketli geçti. ‹stanbul, Ankara ve Paris üçgeninde adeta mekik dokudu¤umuz bu ay›n ilk önemli etkinli¤i; ‹stanbul’da bu y›l yedincisi düzenlenen ve bölgesel sivil havac›l›k fuarlar› aras›nda art›k bir marka haline gelen AIREX 2008 oldu. Pazar günü sona eren fuar›n ertesi günü solu¤u, Dünya’n›n en büyük kara savunma sistemleri fuar› Eurosatory’yi izlemek için Paris’te ald›k. Bu y›l sergilenen sistemler aras›nda tekerlekli araçlar›n ve insans›z sistemlerin a¤›rl›¤›n›n artt›¤›n› gözlemledi¤imiz fuar, çok say›da yeni sistem ve projenin de ilk kez görücüye ç›kar›ld›¤› bir etkinlik olarak dikkat çekti. MSI Dergisi olarak kendi stand›m›zla yer ald›¤›m›z her iki fuara iliflkin öne ç›kan geliflmeleri, sayfalar›m›z elverdi¤i ölçüde bu say›m›zda sizlerle paylafl›yoruz. Tarihi Bir Gün ATAK Projesi kapsam›nda imzalanan sözleflmelerin resmen yürürlü¤e girdi¤i 24 Haziran’da, savunma sanayimiz tarihi günlerinden birini yaflad›. ‹lerleyen süreçte çözülmeyi bekleyen y›¤›nla problem ve çeflitli engellerle karfl›laflacak olsak da, TUSAfi tesislerinde düzenlenen törendeki üst düzey kat›l›m ve heyecan, savunma sanayisi ile bir kez daha büyük bir ifle soyunan Türkiye’nin kararl›l›¤›n›n ve baflarma azminin bir göstergesiydi. Bu törenin iki gün sonras›nda ‹spanya’da hangardan ç›k›fl›na tan›kl›k etti¤imiz A400M için de bafllarda, t›pk› ATAK’ta oldu¤u gibi pek de iyi fleyler söylenmemiflti. ABD’nin izin vermeyece¤inden tutun da Avrupa’n›n bu iflin alt›ndan kalkamayaca¤›na kadar… Ancak bugün gelinen noktada A400M, aralar›nda mühendislerimizin de yer ald›¤› üretim ekibiyle birlikte sahnedeydi ve biraz gecikmeli de olsa yapaca¤› ilk uçufl için geriye do¤ru say›yordu. Projenin bafllang›ç aflamas›nda A400M diye bir uça¤›n asla gerçekleflmeyecek bir hayal oldu¤u düflünenler, uçak henüz ilk uçuflunu yapmadan 192’ye ulaflan siparifl say›s›na bak›ld›¤›nda yan›lm›fl görünüyor. Türk Silahl› Kuvvetleri’ni Güçlendirme Vakf› (TSKGV) flirketlerinin yönetim kurulu baflkanlar› ile röportajlar dizimize, bu say›m›zda yer alan TSKGV’nin ve Türk Savunma Sanayi’nin amiral gemisi ASELSAN’›n Yönetim Kurulu Baflkan› Korgeneral (E) Mehmet ÇAVDARO⁄LU ile bafll›yoruz. Bir sonraki konu¤umuz ise HAVELSAN Yönetim Kurulu Baflkan› Korgeneral (E) Hayrettin UZUN olacak. Fuar özel bölümümüzde Farnborough Air Show 2008’den haberlerin yer alaca¤› gelecek YÖNET‹M MERKEZ‹ ‹stanbul say›m›z›n özel dosya konusu ise güdümlü tanksavar füzeleri olacak. A¤ustos’ta birlikte olmak Merkez: F›r›n Sok. fieren Apt. No:17/9 üzere… Teflvikiye/fiiflli/‹stanbul-TÜRK‹YE Tel: +90 212 231 5855 - 225 0550 Faks: +90 212 231 5856 Ankara Ümit BAYRAKTAR U¤ur KOÇO⁄LU Genel Yay›n Yönetmeni [email protected] A. Cevdet Sok. 39/19 3 Çankaya ANKARA Faks: +90 312 310 1773 Londra Temsilcisi Hasan fi. TAfiLICA 441 Edgwave Road, London W2 1TH Tel: +20 7724 1499 Faks: +20 7724 0474 TEKN‹K H‹ZMETLER Bask›: Marin Bas›m ve Yay›n Tan›t›m Hizmetleri D›fl Tic. San. Ltd. fiti. Organize Sanayi Bölgesi Eskoop San. Sit. C1 Blok No: 25 ‹kitelli / ‹STANBUL Tel: +90 212 549 25 30 Pbx Military Science & Intelligence Ayl›k Savunma Teknolojileri Dergisi UMSA Ltd. fiti. Taraf›ndan T. C. Yasalar›na Uygun Olarak Yay›mlanmaktad›r. Military Science & Intelligence Ayl›k Savunma Teknolojileri Dergisi’nin ‹sim ve Yay›n Hakk› UMSA Ltd. fiti’ye Aittir. Dergide Yay›mlanan Yaz›, Foto¤raf, Harita, ‹llüstrasyon ve Konular›n Her Hakk› Sakl›d›r. Kaynak Gösterilmek fiart›yla Al›nt› Yap›labilir. Yay›nlanan Eserlerin Sorumlulu¤u Eser Sahiplerine Aittir. www.savunmahaber.com Military Science & Intelligence / MSI - Temmuz 2008 BAfiYAZI Amerikan “Derin Devleti” Ne Düflünüyor? 2001 y›l›n›n A¤ustos ay› ortalar›... Pentagon’un kap›s›ndan içeri girerken, yaflayaca¤›m dakikalar›n çok k›sa bir süre sonra “tarihe tan›kl›k” niteli¤i tafl›yaca¤›n› tabii ki bilemezdim. Ardan ZENTÜRK / [email protected] merikan “derin bugüne kadar uzanan devleti”nin ana olaylar›n geliflimini önceden A merkezi olarak yaflamak gibiydi. Bunu tan›mlanan “Net bana zaman ö¤retti. Assessment”te görevli bir Hayli ileri yafl›n› hiç tan›d›¤› görmeye gitmemin göstermeyen, çok özel bir nedeni, beklenmedik bir sa¤l›k bak›m› içinde oldu¤u anda gerçekleflecek önemli hemen anlafl›labilen, ünlü bir görüflme ile hiç Uzay Yolu dizisindeki ba¤lant›l› de¤ildi. Mr. Spak’› and›ran bu tarihi Her fley çok h›zl› geliflti ve karakterin anlatt›klar›ndan, art›k yaz›lma zaman› geldi. ABD’nin Afganistan, Irak Pentagon’a gidifl nedenim, ve ‹ran’› hedefledi¤ini Amerikan Savunma anlam›flt›m. Bakanl›¤›’n›n Andrew Marshall’a göre, kütüphanesinde bir “Bat›’n›n güvenli¤ini” tehdit araflt›rma yapma amaçl›yd›; eden tüm unsurlar, bu ve bunun için “içeriden bir co¤rafyada kendilerine yer referansa” ihtiyaç vard›. bulmufltu. Afganistan’daki Araflt›rma konum ise, Taliban rejimi y›k›lmal›, Osmanl›’n›n 1856-65 y›llar› Irak’taki Saddam gitmeli, aras›nda Amerika Birleflik “‹slami radikalizmin” iki Devletleri’ne yapm›fl oldu¤u cephesini oluflturan ‹ran ile askeri yard›mla ilgili Suudi Arabistan’a da belgelerdi. çeki-düzen verilmeliydi... Andrew Marshall’›n ofisinde Kendisine, “Bütün oldu¤unu ve bu tür bir bu söylediklerinizi konuyu merak etmifl bir yapabilmeniz için elinizde Türk gazeteci ile hiç çok geçerli gerekçeler beklenmedik bir flekilde bulunmas› gerekiyor; yoksa, görüflebilece¤ini de bir süper güç bütün dünyaya bilemezdim. kafa tutmufl olmaz m›?” Pentagon’daki dost, her diye sordu¤umda ald›¤›m zamanki nezaketiyle beni yan›t çok k›sa olmufltu: 4 ofisine buyur etti¤inde Kahn ve James Schlesinger taraf›ndan bu göreve “Böyle bir dünyada bir karfl›mda bir “tarih” ve daha gibi çok güçlü beyinler ile yeniden atand›! fiu an gerekçe bir gün mutlaka da önemlisi “Amerikan ayn› gruptayd›. Zaten bütün 87 yafl›nda. Bu görevi kendili¤inden ortaya Devleti’nin ana beyninin” her fley, Schlesinger’in aksatmadan sürdürüyor ç›kar!” durdu¤unu biliyordum. Amerikan Savunma Bakan› ve daha da önemlisi Dick Bu görüflmemizden sadece 1921 y›l›nda do¤an Marshall, olmas›yla geliflti. Dönemin Cheney, Paul Wolfowitz, 26 gün sonra, 11 Eylül Chicago Üniversitesi’ni Baflkan› Richard Nixon, Donald Rumsfeld, Zalmay günü, Usame bin Ladin’in bitirdi, ABD’nin ilk Amerikan Devleti’nin ana Halilzad gibi günümüz liderli¤indeki El-Kaide, think-tank’i Rand stratejilerini belirleyecek Amerikan politikalar›na yön ABD’yi vuracakt›. Corporation’a kat›ld›¤›nda Net Assessment’in veren isimleri yetifltiren Dönüp bakt›m... takvimler 1949 y›l›n› kuruluflunu ve baflkanl›¤›n› portre olarak tan›mlan›yor.
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