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.
The damaged aircraft, possibly the one involved in the 2022 mishap, has been considered uneconomical to repair and will be divested in 2025. In a totally unexpected move, the U.S. Air Force has decided to […]
Aircraft’s front landing gear possibly retracted after touchdown, causing it to veer off course. A Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) P-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft skid off the runway during landing at an air base […]
The stealth aircraft was taking part in exercise Sentry Savannah when the incident occurred. A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor was involved in an unspecified “mishap” at the Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport at 11.30 AM […]