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.
Flying adversary air in a 71st Fighter Training Squadron (FTS) T-38A Talon during Atlantic Trident 17. At 21,000 ft “Code” rolls the Talon inverted. I have just enough time to realize we are inverted – […]
All aircraft will be retrofitted to the new standard while the future F4 upgrade is already in development The French Air Force announced that the Dassault Rafale F3-R, the latest upgrade of the aircraft, achieved […]
According to a report published in these hours by the UN Commission of inquiry on Libya, the coalition of NATO and non-NATO members, operating within Operation Unified Protector to enforce the UN Security Council resolutions […]
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mmm the Rafale. Such a beautiful craft
Rafale: the most beautiful jet from the side, the most beautiful jet from the bottom; very meh from the top.
What a pretty pretty plane
It’s me, or the pilot is alone in the biplace Rafale B ?
Why the two setter have no RIO?
my guess is: because the situation did not require one; not like they could have expected a fierce opposition.
mmm the Rafale. Such a beautiful craft
Rafale: the most beautiful jet from the side, the most beautiful jet from the bottom; very meh from the top.
What a pretty pretty plane
It’s me, or the pilot is alone in the biplace Rafale B ?
Why the two setter have no RIO?
my guess is: because the situation did not require one; not like they could have expected a fierce opposition.