Tag: Mamba
Russia mistakenly claims South African APC captured in Ukraine
Ahead of its annual Victory Day parade on 9 May, Russia is displaying a range of military hardware captured during the conflict in Ukraine,...
More Osprea Mambas for Africa
Osprea Logistics is successfully delivering another 50 Mamba armoured vehicles to an African based customer, who will use them for peacekeeping missions.
United States-based Osprea...
Togo operating Mbombe and Mamba APCs
Togo’s military has revealed it is operating Paramount Mbombe 4 infantry combat vehicles, as well as recently acquired Mamba Mk 7 armoured vehicles.
These were...
Mambas join G5 Sahel efforts in Niger
Sixteen Mamba armoured personnel carriers (APCs) have joined the G5 Sahel Joint Force in northern Niger as part of efforts to combat terrorism, transnational...
US donates Mamba vehicles to Niger
The United States has donated 22 Osprea Mamba Mk 7 armoured vehicles to Niger to equip the G5 Sahel Joint Force for its fight...
US hands over more military hardware to Niger
The United States has handed over a second tranche of military equipment to Niger, including 13 Mamba armoured personnel carriers (APCs).
The equipment was transferred...
Mamba could be used by SAMHS as a combat ambulance
The South African Military Health Service (SAMHS) is looking at using the Mamba armoured personnel carrier (APC) as a combat ambulance, with a prototype...
900 vehicles in preservation storage at Wallmansthal
The South African National Defence Force has 900 vehicles in storage at its facility at Wallmansthal, with the vast majority serviceable and...
Ugandan army refurbishing APCs
The Ugandan People's Defence Force (UPDF) has set up a facility to refurbish and reassemble armoured vehicles at its Magamaga army barracks.
Minister...
Osprea Logistics sets up Mamba Mk5 factory in Kenya
South African expeditionary and tactical equipment manufacturer Osprea Logistics has established a factory in the Kenyan coastal town of Mombasa to produce...
British company to build SA Mamba
British-based armour specialist MTL Group has been awarded what it says is "a significant contract" to supply fabricated armoured hulls to Panzer...
British company to build SA Mamba
British-based armour specialist MTL Group has been awarded what it says is "a significant contract" to supply fabricated armoured hulls to Panzer...
Army spends cash to keep Mamba biting
BAE Systems has been awarded product support services worth R2.5 million to supply and deliver equipment table schedules for the South African...
BAE Systems not supporting Guinea Mambas
BAE Systems South Africa says it has not supported a fleet of Mamba vehicles it sold to the Republic of Guinea in...
Fact file: Mamba APC/MRAP
The Mamba MRAP is used as an armoured personnel carrier by the motorised infantry. It should not be confused with the BAE...
