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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For the real aviation geek: F-22s, F-15s and B-2s filmed "in action" during Red Flag. From the ground. With audio.

Clear skies, contrails, a radio receiver tuned on the boomfreq, three KC-135…

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Aviation

Photo: NASA WB-57F arriving at Lajes Field, Azores, on the way to another deployment

As explained in a previous post, one of the two NASA's WB-57Fs,…

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Belgian Air Force F-16s refueling from U.S. tanker over Afghanistan. With boom operator's audio (and some wasted fuel…)

After publishing the previous article about the aerial tanker’s “flying boom” here's…

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Aviation

More about the NASA's WB-57F activity at Nellis AFB. Testing new BACN equipment prior to the next deployment to Afghanistan?

Following on the article published yesterday about the NASA’s (mysterious) WB-57F testing…

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Aviation

NASA's (mysterious) WB-57F testing new sensors at Nellis AFB?

NASA still operates the last two flying WB-57Fs, NASA 926 and 928…

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Maritime Security

Diplomatic crisis between Italy and India worsens over jailed marines in anti-piracy task

Any Indian juridicial action “not fully in line with international law risks…

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