384: IDF Will Remain on the Syrian Side of Mount Hermon During Winter + Israel - Hamas Negotiations Show Encouraging Signs + Poland Establishes Drone Force + US Army Successful Hypersonic Missile Test + More

For review:
1. With lowered air defense threat in Syria, "air road" to Tehran less dangerous to Israeli Air Force. According to the IDF, the IAF destroyed 86% of the former Assad regime’s air defense systems across Syria, totaling 107 separate air defense components and another 47 radars.
2.  IDF Will Remain on the Syrian Side of Mount Hermon During Winter.
Defense Minister Israel Katz said Friday that he had ordered the military to prepare to stay atop the Syrian side of Mount Hermon during the coming winter months as Israel aims to prevent the border region from falling into the wrong hands following the ouster of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad.
3. Israel - Hamas Negotiations Show Encouraging Signs.
4. US President-elect Trump's national security team is meeting with Biden Administration as negotiations between Ukraine and Russia potentially appear on the horizon. President Biden’s national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, has held several conversations with his named successor, Rep. Mike Waltz, R-Fla.
5. Trilateral Nations- Japan, UK, and Italy- establish Joint Venture to manage and develop the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP).
GCAP aims to replace UK Royal Air Force and Italian Air Force Eurofighter Typhoons and the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force F-2 combat jets. It is slated for entry to service in 2035.
6. Poland Establishes Drone Force.
Starting on 01 January 2025, the Drone Force will comprise aerial, land, naval surface, and underwater unmanned systems.
7. US Army Successful Hypersonic Missile Test.
On Thursday evening, Army released two announcements:
- It successfully tested a conventional hypersonic missile (in partnership with the Navy).
- It successfully launched a pair of Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) Increment 1 weapons from a HIMARS launcher.