David Cenciotti is a freelance 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 four books.
MANPADS (Man Portable Air Defense Systems) are a serious threat in Ukraine and elsewhere. Reportedly filmed near Donetsk, in eastern Ukraine, the following footage shows an Ukrainian Ilyushin Il-76 releasing plenty of flares during the […]
Sukhoi Was Practicing Dispersed Landings, When Ground Collision Occurred. A Ukrainian Air Force Sukhoi Su-27 combat aircraft narrowly avoided a more serious accident when it landed short and collided with a traffic sign during an […]
Ukrainian Air Force Su-25s as you have never seen them before! The following video is pretty impressive. It shows Ukrainian Air Force Su-25s flying at treetop altitude over Melitopol airbase, in southeastern Ukraine and nearby, […]
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AN-30 is a 15-ton airplane. As it was said by the Ukraine government, this one was carrying armoured vehicles and 40 SWATs.
Did they annihilated?
AN-30 is a 15-ton airplane. As it was said by the Ukraine government, this one was carrying armoured vehicles and 40 SWATs.
Did they annihilated?