 By 2020, the United Defense Force (UDF), a global military alliance established to combat the alien threat, finally achieves a victory over the Mimics at Verdun using newly developed mech-suits.In Britain, the UDF plans a major invasion of France, and General Brigham (Brendan Gleeson) orders Major William Cage (Tom Cruise) of the media relations department to cover it.Cage, having no combat experience, objects and threatens to blame Brigham should the invasion fail.