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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U.S. F-15 pilots with GoPro cameras: One of the Best Cockpit Videos Ever

Aerial combat, pattern activity, low level flying in Alaska and Middle East…

High Speed Camera’s photo shows of Astra Beyond Visual Range missile moments after separation from Su-30MKI

A new BVRAAM (Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile) was successfully test-fired from…

[Photo] U.S. F-22 Raptors refuel from KC-135 over the Persian Gulf

U.S. F-22 stealth jets deployed in the Gulf take fuel from a…

Two Ukrainian Gunship helicopters shot down by MANPADS in Eastern Ukraine

Two Ukrainian Armed Forces Mi-24 helicopters shot down in Donetsk Oblst. According to the…