Director of Armament Programs Coordination Department, ITA National Armaments Direction, Italy
Major General Domenico Ciotti began his military career as a Bersaglieri officer, progressing through a series of command appointments, from platoon commander to Commander of the Garibaldi Brigade. Throughout his career, he took part in national and international operations, including missions in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), Kosovo, and Libya. He holds a degree in Computer Science and has undertaken advanced studies in Strategic Sciences and International Strategic-Military Studies. His career has spanned a broad range of responsibilities, from leading personnel in operational environments to managing complex organisations, and from defence planning and budgeting to supporting decision-making at the highest institutional levels. He also served as Chief Operating Officer of the national emergency management structure established in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and subsequently held the same position within the structure tasked with overseeing reconstruction following the devastating floods that struck Emilia- Romagna, Tuscany and Marche in 2023. He currently serves as Director of Armament Programmes Coordination at the National Armaments Directorate and as Italy’s Head of Delegation for the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP).
