Barry Pooley is a defence strategy and business development professional with extensive experience across land systems, secure communications, weapons systems and complex defence programmes. He is Strategy & Business Development Director at ABLO Consulting, where he supports international defence primes, UK-based defence companies and specialist SMEs with strategic advisory, business development and capture support.

Barry’s career has included senior leadership roles at Babcock, where he led business development and strategy across engineering, systems integration, tactical communications and secure communications portfolios. His work has covered major areas including land mobility platforms, weapon systems, defence manufacturing and military communications, as well as strategic growth campaigns across UK, US, Canadian and NATO markets.

Prior to Babcock, Barry held business, project and capture management roles at MBDA, supporting major air defence, missile systems and novel weapons programmes. He has a strong track record of shaping strategy, building partnerships, leading capture activity and helping organisations position themselves for complex defence opportunities.

Barry combines analytical rigour with strong relationship-building skills, enabling him to develop practical, customer-focused solutions across complex defence and security markets.