Director of Armament Programs Coordination Department, ITA National Armaments Direction, Italy
Major General Domenico CIOTTI was born in SALERNO (SA) on August 28th, 1968. He attended the 170th Course “AUDACIA” at the Military Academy in Modena (1988-1990) and the Junior Army Officer School in Turin (1990 -1993). Commissioned as a Bersaglieri Officer (mechanized infantry), he attended the 127th Army Staff Officer Course and the 7th Advanced Joint Staff Officer Course. Fluent in English, he graduated in Computer Sciences from the University of Turin (1993) and he also obtained a Master’s Degree in Management of Typical Armed Forces Proceedings" at the School of Public Administration and Local Government, a Master’s Degree in "Strategic Sciences" at the University of Turin (2001) and a Master’s Degree in “International Strategic-Military Studies” at LUISS Giudo Carli in Rome (2005). He assumed the present duty position as Director of the IInd Department – Armament Programs Coordination on October 29th, 2024. COMMANDS HELD Infantry Platoon Leader at the 8th Bersaglieri Regiment – Garibaldi Brigade (1993 – 1994); Cadets Platoon Leader and Adjunct Teacher of Physics I and Physics Complements at the Military Academy in Modena (1994 – 1996); Infantry Coy Commander and Combat Service Support Coy Commander at the 8th Bersaglieri Regiment – Garibaldi Brigade (1996 – 2001); Commanding Officer of the 3rd Bersaglieri “CERNAIA” Battalion - 8th Bersaglieri Regiment – Garibaldi Brigade (2008-2009); Commander of the 8th Bersaglieri Regiment – Garibaldi Brigade (2013-2015); Commander of Garibaldi Brigade in CASERTA (2019 – 2020). STAFF ASSIGNMENTS Communication, Information System Officer and Automated Data Process Security Officer (1996 – 2001); Staff Officer at the Army General Staff Financial Planning and Budgeting Office (2001 – 2008); Section Chief at the Army General Staff Financial Planning and Budgeting Office (2009 – 2010); Chief of the Financial and Budget Affairs Section of the Cabinet of the Minister of Defense (2010 – 2013); Chief of the Financial Planning, Budget and Statistics Office at the Army General Staff (2015 – 2018); Deputy Chief of the General Planning, Programming and Budget Office of the Defense General Staff (2020-2022); Italian Command for Joint Operations Deputy Chief of Staff, Operational Support (2022 – 2024). OTHER ASSIGNMENTS – Chief Operating Officer of the Commissioner Structure established to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic (2021-2022). – Chief Operating Officer of the Commissioner structure established for reconstruction in the territories of the Emilia-Romagna, Toscana and Marche regions affected by the flooding events occurred in may 2023 (july 2023 – december 2023). NATIONAL AND ABROAD OPERATIONS Platoon Leader in Operation “RIACE” (Calabria – 1994); Rifle Coy Commander in Operation “ALBA” (Albania – 1997); Rifle Coy Commander in Operation “SFOR” (Bosnia Erzegovina – 1997); Combat Service and Support Coy Commander in Operation “JOINT GUARANTOR” (Fyrom – 1999); Communication, Information System Officer and Automated Data Process Security Officer in Operation “JOINT GUARDIAN” (Kosovo – 2000); Tactical Group Commander in Operation "STRADE SICURE" (ROME and CASERTA, 2008-2009); Regiment Commander in Operation "COORTE" (2014); Regiment Commander in Operation “STRADE SICURE” (CAMPANIA, 2014); Commander of the Bilateral Assistance and Support Mission in Libya (MIASIT - Libya, 2018 - 2019); Commander of the "LAZIO - ABBRUZZO" Brigade in Operation "STRADE SICURE" (2019-2020). COURSES “NATO Command and Control Warfare and Information Operations Course” at the NATO School in Oberammergau; “Multinational Forces Course” at the NATO School in Oberammergau; 6th Joint Course for Legal Adviser at the Defense High Studies Institute in Rome. AWARDS Gold Cross of Army Merit for service as Chief Operating Officer of the Commissioner Structure established to deal with the COVID-19; Silver Cross of Army Merit for service as Commander of the Bilateral Assistance and Support Mission in Libya; Bronze Cross of Army Merit for service as Infantry Coy Commander in Operation “SFOR” in Bosnia; Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic; Golden Cross with star for Long Service; Medal “Mauriziana” for long meritorious Military Service; Gold Medal for Long Command. Married to Mrs. Mariacristina, with whom he has two children, General CIOTTI is passionate about sports, particularly running. He currently serves as the Italian Head of Delegation (HoD) for the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP). He has furthermore taught as part of the Master's program in Security and Emergency Logistics, provided by the Joint Logistics Training Center (Ce.FLI) in collaboration with the University of Padova, and continues to deepen his knowledge of topics related to computer science, new technologies, and problem-solving.
