World News - Super Hornet multi-year deal; UK changes to F-35C; First Moroccan F-16 flies; 200th C-130J rolled-out; AT-6 on test in Arizona
PLUS! Special reports on the end of F-15 Eagle training at Tyndall AFB and the Icaro III exercise in Argentina
Front Line - Our hard-hitting regular column by Robert F. Dorr   
Blacksnakes — Go for Guns! - The Indiana ANG's 122nd Fighter Wing has said farewell to its Block 30 F-16Cs and is making the transition to the A-10C. Combat Aircraft Editor Jamie Hunter visits FortWayne for an exclusive air-to-air photo session to mark the occasion
NATO Tigers 2010 - For the first time since joining the NATO Tiger Association in 1992, the Royal Netherlands AF's 313 Squadron atVolkel played host to the 2010 NATO Tiger Meet. Frank Crebas provides an exclusive airborne photo report
African showcase - Keith Gaskell reports from African Aerospace & Defence 2010, staged at South African AF Base Ysterplaat in Cape Town in September
The Eyes of the Dragon - Following Combat Aircraft's in-depth study of the Chinese fighter and fighter-bomber force, Andreas Rupprecht looks at the fast- changing but still secretive world of People's Liberation Army airborne early warning (AEW) aircraft
Iran's Hercules Upgrades - Recent reports concerning Iran's modernization of its fleet of Lockheed C-130 Hercules transports have raised more than a few eyebrows in the West. BabakTaghvaee and Tom Cooper explain the background to the project
SAM-Hunting Panthers - Before a strike package enters hostile territory, a treacherous primary mission is to clear a path through enemy air defenses. Giovanni Colla visits 50° Stormo at Piacenza, home of the 155 Gruppo ETS Black Panthers'and their Tornado ECRs
Kandahar — Air Power for Helmand - In the first of a two-part series, Neil Dunridge goes inside Kandahar air base in Helmand Province for a behind-the-scenes ; look at this vital aerial hub for the ongoing war in Afghanistan
Crewroom - Our regular interactive feature with product reviews and competitions
UK Defense Cuts Hit Hard - On October 19, UK Prime Minister David Cameron announced unparalleled cuts to the UK's armed forces. Many feared that the Royal Aic Force would bear a disproportionate share of the burden. That fear became reality as the Nimrod MRA4 was cancelled along with the early withdrawal of the Harrier. Jon Lake evaluates these harsh austerity measures
Red Stars over the Crimea - Stefan Blittner and Michal Stolar report, with incredible photos from Alexander Golz and Andrei Zinchuk 

FRONT COVER - The UK's Strategic Defence and Security Review, announced on October 19, delivered some of the harshest cuts in living memory. The Harrier GR9 will be history by March 2011 as the UK abandons its carrier strike capability until 2020.