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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Huge RQ-4 Global Hawk drone arrives in Japan for the first time ever

For the first time ever, a huge Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk…

China’s Su-27 Flankers intercept Japanese aircraft for the first time

Two Japanese aircraft flying over the East China Sea have been intercepted…

Improved Gray Eagle drone flies for +36 hours with SIGINT pod AND two Hellfire missiles

General Atomics's Improved Gray Eagle can perform SIGINT (Signal Intelligence) and attack…

Russian Aircraft Carrier in the vicinity? Royal Netherlands Navy had no ships to dispatch

Russia's only aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov passed through the English Channel recently.…

[Photo] F-35 Integrated Test Force’s JSF in Formation with RAF Typhoons

A mixed F-35 Lightning II Eurofighter Typhoon formation could be more frequent…

[Video] Royal Jordanian Air Force AH-1F Cobra Helicopters

An interesting video filmed during recent military exercise shows the old AH-1F…