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“Ace aviation reporter David Cenciotti…” Wired’s Danger Room

David Cenciotti is a freelance journalist based in Rome, Italy.

Born in 1975, he’s a private pilot, a former 2nd Lt. of the Aeronautica Militare (Italian Air Force, ItAF) and a graduate in Computer Engineering.

Since 1996, he has written for major worldwide media outlets and magazines, 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.

“Flight guru [...] Aeronautics Buff David Cenciotti [...] has strong credentials” Gizmodo

His work has appeared on Air Forces Monthly, Revista Força Aérea, Fighter Tactics, Combat Aircraft, Aeronautica & Difesa, Airline, RID, Rivista Aeronautica, Airplanes, Tech News Daily and Innovation News Daily and I’m regularly interviewed by newspapers, televisions and radios.

Since Jan. 2013, he is the “first and only featured contributor” for Business Insider Military & Defense. Read the introductory article Robert Johnson (BI Military & Defense Editor) wrote about David, including a long interview, here.

If you want to know when a new article is published on a magazine or when I talked in TV or was quoted by newspapers check the in the News / Citations section.

He has written four books; among them, the famous best-seller “Frecce Tricolori – an exciting 50 year flight” published by DeAgostini in 2010, the only official book of the Italian Air Force for the 50th Anniversary of the Frecce Tricolori display team.

“The 37-year-old Cenciotti rivals ace Aviation Week reporter Bill Sweetman for breaking news about military aircraft.” Wired’s Danger Room

As an Information Security opinion leader and expert, he’s been working for more than 12 years with large organizations analyzing their network architectures, assets, threats, security requirements and procedures, to manage their risks by means of proper countermeasures. He’s a Lead Auditor ISO 27001, ITIL v3 certified, and owns several more professional certifications.

Still, the  views  expressed here  are  his alone and  have not been authorized  by, and  do not necessarily reflect  the views of his employer.

“The Aviationist has consistently had the best analysis…” Bruce Schneier

You can follow David on Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, Flickr.

Click on the thumbnails below to watch the videos of his TV interviews:

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  • Allan Churn

    Hello David
    I own a flying Macchi MB308, the only one in Australia.
    I visited the Museum at Bracciano a few years ago, and looked at their MB308. I believe maybe they have another ’308 in storage?
    My 308 was damaged last November. I can repair the woodwork to the wingtip, but the lower nose cowl is badly damaged.
    I would like to have this Macchi flying again. If you know of any MB308 lower cowls that may be available, I would be very interested to contact its owner. Gratzie. Ciao.

  • Charles Stafrace

    Hi David

    My compliments for a fantastic website. It is the first time i have been here, but i will check it frequently. Thanks for giving us all this information about the Italian AF and its activities. I am a writer myself and can appreciate the effort.

    Cheers.

    Charles

  • Tock Tong

    Hello David,

    I am inspired my your writing and journalist work. How should I develop such skills in journalist work in aviation just like you? I am an engineer by training and I am also hold a private pilot license.
    Awaiting your kind advice

    Titi

    • http://theaviationist.com/ David Cenciotti

      Hi Titi,
      sorry for the late reply, I missed it among thousand mails.
      I think you have to read a lot, to learn more, to pay attention to all details and to practice a lot, to try to explain things in the best possible way.
      Furthermore, try to write things you’d like to read!
      Good luck,
      David

  • cencio4

    Sure.
    I’m pretty sure you met Mr. Tony Lovelock, a British contributor who was attending RF in January.

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