MBDA claims Akeron missiles seized in Italy were inert
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In June 2026, a 46-year-old Frenchman was arrested in Bari, Italy, after the discovery of three anti-tank missiles in his van. Although presented as inert, the missiles carried markings indicating...
MBDA claims Akeron missiles seized in Italy were inert
MBDA has claimed that three Akeron anti-tank missiles, seized from a French-registered van at the port of Bari in June 2026, were inert test units rather than live rounds. The seizure took place in early June 2026. The driver, 46-year-old Regis Claude Albert Normand, has reportedly been held in pre-trial detention since June 9, 2026. However, the case did not become public until August 25, 2026, more than two and a half months later, when Itali…
A police check and three anti-tank missiles discovered in a van in the port of Bari, in south-east Italy. The French driver arrived from Greece, but MBDA, their European manufacturer, assured France Télévisions that they were explosive-free test kits and evoked a marking incident. So why is this Frenchman detained for almost three months?
Italy stopped a French citizen after three targeted anti-tank missiles and other military equipment were found in his truck during a routine traffic inspection in the coastal city of Barry in south-eastern Italy, as announced by the authorities on Wednesday. The accused, Reggie Norman (46), was remanded in custody in an arms-trafficking case, following the seizure of missiles ... this content stopped Italy after three anti-tank missiles were sei…
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