Stefano D'Urso

Stefano D'Urso is the Deputy Editor at The Aviationist, based in Lecce, Italy. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Engineering and is currently pursuing a Master’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering. His areas of expertise include emerging aerospace and defense technologies, electronic warfare, unmanned and autonomous systems, loitering munitions, and the application of OSINT techniques to the analysis of military operations and contemporary conflicts.
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US Clears MQ-9 Block 5 Foreign Military Sale To Italy

This FMS will allow Italy to double its MQ-9A fleet, completing the…

The Panavia Tornado Turns 50 Today: the History of the Variable Sweep Wing Bomber

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