Maybe they are adopting the American practice of Last chance checks including ordanance pin removal just prior to take off?
ISTR the Italians insist on Final Arm at the runway hold point, a la USAF. Used to do it that way on the Phantom fleet at Coningsby when I was first there early/mid 70's. It tied wpns trade bods though, so was binned and Final Arm was then carried out on the Line before/at crew walk. Had to be signed for in the F700 - last action before the aircrew signed for the aircraft. Did the Final Arm the same way - on Line/in HAS - on Bucc units at Lossie, mid 80's.