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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Predator drones to be equipped with ADS-B system to fly cooperatively and safely in the U.S. airspace

Aircraft enthusiasts' dream of tracking drones on FlightRadar24 or PlaneFinder as the…

The F-35B in this flight test photo looks like a Transformer in the act of transforming

The following air-to-air photo shows an F-35B, the STOVL (Short Take Off…

Looks like the Israeli Air Force (or a U.S. drone…) launched a surprise attack on Sudan

Although it didn't get much attention, something quite unexpected happened in the…

Here’s Why The U.S. Air Force’s Real Flying Saucer Never Made It To Operational Service

You read it well: the U.S. Air Force developed a real Flying…

M-346 advanced combat trainer flying with a pair of Sidewinder air-to-air missiles

Taken at Decimomannu airbase last week, the following picture shows an M-346…