Defensive Shield Holdings Ltd. was founded by veterans of the 'Shaldag' ('Kingfisher') unit; the Special Forces unit of the Israeli Air Force. The Company is headed by Brigadier General (Ret.) Gal Hirsch, who served in the past as the commander of the unit. The company comprises of a team who have interdisciplinary experience in various fields of military service. BG Hirsch has had 25 years of experience in commanding infantry, paratrooper and commando forces, and has personally led special forces units, battalions, brigades and divisions in fighting Israel's enemies. During his military service he was critically wounded in an enemy ambush, was rehabilitated, and returned to the battlefield. For a considerable period, while commanding the IDF's Officers’ School, BG Hirsch devoted himself to the education of the IDF Officers' Corps, developing military leadership and instructing and training its combat commanders. He is regarded world-wide as an expert in strategic knowledge development, and has written numerous papers on doctrinal issues. He holds an MBA Degree from Tel-Aviv University and graduated from the Advanced Operational Course in the IDF. AS J3 in the central command, BG Hirsch devised, planned and led the IDF in its large scale operations against terror – 'Operation Defensive Shield'. Following that, he was put in charge of the planning and establishment of the border-defense alignment opposing suicide-based terrorism, an operation involving engineering development, advanced technological infrastructure construction and intelligence and operational capabilities for an area extending for hundreds of kilometers.
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Dror Shachnai is a veteran of the IDF's intelligence corps. During his 27 years of service Dror has gained an unprecedented knowledge and experience in intelligence, The Art of War, research, field collection, training and doctrine, leading and managing both in tactical and operative levels, planning and implementation both in training and operational status. After retiring from the army, Dror joined the giant government corporation 'Rafael'. as VP marketing of the missiles division. During his 8 years in ‘Rafael’ Dror gained experience in business development, cooperation (international), product characterization and positioning, business relationships with government authorities, market trend analyses and strategic planning. Dror has a Masters degree in International Relationships. He is a graduate of the IDF’s Command & Staff College. and a Directors Course amongst public and private companies. Today, Dror Shachnai is the CEO of Defensive Shield Holdings. The combination of Dror’s expertise from the military, business and industrial worlds allows him to give professional services and assistance to a wide range of companies and government institutions.
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