# Osprea Logistics delivers Mamba vehicles to Liberia

- Link: https://www.military.africa/2024/02/osprea-logistics-delivers-mamba-vehicles-to-liberia/
- Published: 2024-02-05T13:18:59+01:00
- Author: Ekene Lionel

Osprea Logistics, a US-based company that produces the Mamba mine-resistant, ambush-
protected (MRAP) vehicle, announced in 8 December 2023, the completion of a delivery
of [50 Mambas to an undisclosed client in Africa](https://www.military.africa/2023/08/osprea-mamba-mk7-delivered-to-west-african-military/).

It said “Osprea Logistics is successfully delivering another 50 Mamba armoured vehicles
to an African based customer, who will use them for peacekeeping missions.”

Although the company did not reveal the identity of the client, a video posted online
by _Ospre_a showed the Mamba vehicles being tested by Liberian forces, suggesting
that Liberia is the recipient of the delivery.

The Mamba is a South African-designed MRAP vehicle that has been exclusively manufactured
by Osprea Logistics in the US since 2016. The Mamba Mk 7 is the latest version of
the vehicle, which offers various configurations to suit different operational needs,
such as troop transport, command and control, ambulance, and emergency recovery.

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The Mamba Mk 7 is known for its high level of protection against improvised explosive
devices (IEDs), ballistic threats, and mines. The vehicle has survived multiple 
IED blasts ranging from 50 kg to 80 kg and beyond, without any fatalities among 
its users.

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The Mamba Mk 7 is also praised for its versatility and cost-effectiveness, making
it an ideal choice for peacekeeping, counter-terrorism, and counter-insurgency missions.
The vehicle has been deployed in high-threat regions like Togo, Somalia, Mali, and
[Niger](https://www.military.africa/2020/08/niger-gets-8-million-worth-of-mamba-armored-vehicles-from-the-us/),
where it has enhanced the operational capabilities of several African nations, including
Kenya and Uganda, as part of the AMISOM peacekeeping initiative. 16 Mambas were 
[transferred ](https://www.military.africa/2021/04/africom-transfers-16-mamba-apcs-to-g5-sahel-forces/)
to the G5 Sahel force from the United States Army’s African Command (AFRICOM) on
March 31, 2021. Togo [operates ](https://www.military.africa/2022/05/togolese-army-reveals-paramount-mbombe-4-mrap/)
over 100 Mamba Mk 7s which it ordered around 2020. Chad also operates the type.

The Mamba Mk 7 also features a number of improvements over the previous versions,
such as a 410 hp engine, independent suspension, rear windows, a sloping bonnet,
and an industry-leading turning circle. These enhancements increase the vehicle’s
performance, mobility, and situational awareness.

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Osprea Logistics has a manufacturing facility in North Carolina, where it can assemble
up to 300 Mamba vehicles per year, or up to 8 vehicles per week. The company has
expressed its interest in expanding its market to other regions and organizations,
as well as developing new variants of the Mamba vehicle.

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