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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Even if global strike missions are routinely conducted "to ensure the U.S.…

Iran’s fake aircraft carrier features fake F/A-18 Hornet in Jolly Rogers livery

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According to some rumors, the six F-22 Raptor stealth jets that left…

A Russian “doomsday plane” is circling over Crimea right now

Just in case someone had doubts about air superiority over Crimea. The…