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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The Portuguese Air Force will eventually replace the F-16s with the F-35.…

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The deployment is part of a long-planned, routine training mission conducted under…

Lockheed Wins Next Generation Interceptor Contract Worth 17 Billion USD – Reports

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Biden Praises F-15E Aircrews Who Took Down Several Iranian Drones During Attack On Israel

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