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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MiG-29K Dusk Take Off From Aircraft Carrier. As Seen From The Tailhook Point Of Wiew!

As already reported Russian MiG-29K fighter jets are going to operate from…

366th Fighter Wing F-15E Strike Eagles return home from Africa Shadow War

On Oct. 5, a flight of (at least four) F-15E Strike Eagle…

Take a seat next to a Huey helicopter door gunner on a close air support mission

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Stunning images of U.S. Marines free-fall parachute ops from Black Hawk helicopters

The images in this post, released by the U.S. Marine Corps, show…

200 U.S. Marines moved to Sigonella after capture of al-Qaeda leader in Libya

According to ANSA news agency, the U.S. has reinforced its presence in…

Syrian Air Force Su-22 leaking fuel after being hit by rebel fire

The above screenshot was taken from a video, shot on Oct. 7,…