David Cenciotti is a journalist based in Rome, Italy. He is the Founder and Editor of “The Aviationist”, one of the world’s most famous and read military aviation blogs. Since 1996, he has written for major worldwide magazines, including Air Forces Monthly, Combat Aircraft, and many others, covering aviation, defense, war, industry, intelligence, crime and cyberwar. He has reported from the U.S., Europe, Australia and Syria, and flown several combat planes with different air forces. He is a former 2nd Lt. of the Italian Air Force, a private pilot and a graduate in Computer Engineering. He has written five books and contributed to many more ones.
A photo, reportedly taken in Benghazi a couple of days ago, could prove it’s not the Egyptian Air Force but the Libyan Air Force conducting air strikes in the country. On Oct. 16, some media […]
An amazing footage from 41 years ago shows a dogfight between an Israeli Phantom and an Egyptian Mig. This clip, part of the documentary “Israel: A Home Movie” was filmed by Moshe Shargal who recalls […]
The Egyptian Air Force has received the first three of 24 Rafale jets. Egypt has received the first three Rafale jets during a ceremony held at Istres airbase, in southern France on Jul. 20. The […]