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.
A century-old hotel in Unterbach, Switzerland, has become the focus of American intelligence due to its proximity to Meiringen airfield, where the Swiss Air Force plans to base its F-35A fighter jets. Hotel Rössli, a […]
Here are the first images of the first Belgian Air Force F-35A during its maiden flight. On May 14, 2024, AY-03, the third of a total order of 34 F-35s destined to Belgium, made its […]
While initially a portion of the F-35s was expected to be built at the Final Assembly Check Out facility in Cameri, Italy, Germany has now opted to build all 35 at the production facility in […]