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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Stunning, rare air-to-air image of the first Israeli Air Force C-130J in formation with other

The first Israeli Air Force C-130J Super Hercules (dubbed "Samson") arrived at…

Size matters: two A-10s and a C-5 on the ramp at Westover Air Reserve Base

Two Warthogs caught on their parking spots in front of a C-5A…

[Video] U.S. F-15C jet fighter scrambles from Lithuanian airbase

U.S. F-15C Eagle jets belonging to the 48th Fighter Wing from RAF…

More American fighter planes heading East: U.S. F-16s to be deployed to Romania

Washington ramps up its presence in Eastern Europe with more U.S. Air…

MH370: Chinese ship detects pulse signal in Indian Ocean. How to never lose a black box again?

A Chinese ship involved in the hunt for the missing Malaysia Airlines…