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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Norwegian F-35As on QRA At Orland Air Station Carry Out Type’s First Intercept Of Russian Aircraft Off Norway

Royal Norwegian Air Force F-35A jets on QRA (Quick Reaction Alert) intercepted…

Enjoy These Close Up Shots Of Russian Navy Tu-142 Bear-F Aircraft Intercepted Today by the Royal Air Force

Two Bear-F long-range maritime patrol reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare aircraft intercepted today…

Watch A Russian Su-34 Fullback Fire A Rocket At A Close Target During Ground Tests.

Videos of gun and missile tests taken at the Russian GkNIPAS range…

494th FS F-15E Strike Eagles Return To RAF Lakenheath From Middle East Deployment With Wrestlers Nose Arts

Nose art for deployed Strike Eagles becoming a standard? The first 16…

Syrian L-39 Shot Down By Turkish Air Force F-16 Over Syria

Third kill over Idlib by the Turkish Air Force in three days.…