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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The new M-346 advanced jet trainer in Republic of Singapore Air Force (vintage) color scheme

Although the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) stand at the recent…

[Updated] Syrian Mohajer 4 drone spying on the clashes in Syria

Update Feb. 26 22.22 GMT The following screenshot comes from the footage…

Photo: U.S. Marine Corps Aggressor plane in a cool Soviet-Tiger color scheme.

Wearing the special paint scheme that celebrates the 25th Anniversary of the…

One year after defecting from Gaddafi's regime, Libyan Air Force Mirage F1s bid farewell to Malta

Feb. 21, 2011 - Feb. 22, 2012: one year after defecting to…