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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Russian Tu-22 bomber scares NATO air defenses flying at supersonic speed over the Baltic Sea for the first time

The latest close encounter between NATO and Russian planes over the Baltic…

Italian Typhoon jets have started Operational Testing and Evaluation in the air-to-ground role

The Italian Eurofighter Typhoons are involved in the OT&E in the air-to-ground…

U.S. has just deployed 14 F-16s to Estonia

31st Fighter Wing F-16s have deployed to Estonia, to participate in bilateral…

Video shows Syrian Navy Mi-14 anti-submarine helicopter (about to) crash land near Idlib

A Syrian Mi-14 ASW (Anti-Submarine Warfare) helicopter crash landed in the Idlib…

Watch a B-1 Lancer bomber buzz photographers on take off from Al Udeid airbase

Head-on take off by a "Bone" deployed to Qatar to fight ISIS…

Stunning HD video: flying the Russian Su-34 Fullback bomber

Taxi, take-off, aerobatics and a bit of air combat from the cockpit…