Major

Harun 

Elbeyi 

Joint Air Power Competence Centre

Major Harun Elbeyi is a Turkish Air Force officer with operational and staff experience in logistics, combat search and rescue, close air support, joint fires, and personnel recovery. He is qualified as a NATO JTAC, National JTAC Instructor, free-fall jumpmaster, and pararescue jumper evaluator, with nearly 200 free-fall jumps and more than 700 flight hours. He served within the Kosovo Force (KFOR) and supported operational analysis projects utilising the Synthetic Theatre Operations Research Model (STORM). He holds a bachelor’s degree in computer engineering and a Master of Science degree in Civil Aviation Management. Since 2025, he has served at the JAPCC as a C-UAS/CAS SME.

Information provided is current as of September 2026

From the Author

From Controller to Integrator

The Evolution of the TACP in Contested Airspace
By Maj 
Harun 
Elbeyi 
For decades, Allied ground forces have operated on the assumption that fixed-wing air support would be available, responsive, and decisive. However, the evolution of the modern threat environment challenges this premise. Particularly along the Eastern [...]

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