David Cenciotti

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.
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‘Small Number’ Of U.S. And International F-35s Grounded After F-35B Incident At Fort Worth

Some Israeli and U.S. F-35s among the aircraft affected by a technical…

The Italian Air Force Has Retired Its MQ-1C Predator A+ RPAS

The MQ-1C Predator A+ Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) has been retired…

Bow Shock Wave Caught On Camera As Starfighter Flies At Mach 1.7 Over Florida

Extremely interesting footage shows the bow shock wave around an F-104 Starfighter…

Reflecting On The X-37B’s Latest Record-Breaking Mission

The unmanned spaceplane returned to Earth after spending an impressive 908 days…

First Two Italian Navy F-35B Returning From The U.S. Land Aboard Cavour Aircraft Carrier

The first two F-35Bs delivered to the Italian Navy have returned from…

AFGSC Stands Down B-2 Fleet Following Recent Emergency Landing And Fire At Whiteman AFB

The B-2 Spirit bomber fleet on a safety stand down following the…