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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Interesting image shows F/A-18E Super Hornet about to land on carrier with afterburner lit

The image in this post is interesting for at least two reasons.…

Japan interceptors scrambled 185 times against Chinese and Russian aircraft in last 3 months

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force is always quite busy intercepting planes skirting…

This is what happens when a Narcos plane meets some armed F-16 fighter jets

According to Vladimir López Padrino, commander of the Ceofanb, the Comando Estratégico…

A U.S. Apache attack helicopter appears in China. Did they clone it?

Images have surfaced on the Chinese Internet of what seems to be…

Eurofighter Typhoon air combat maneuvering cockpit footage

The following video brings you aboard a Spanish Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon…

From the enemy’s point of view: on the range with A-10C Warthog

This might be one of the best A-10 videos ever. It shows…