I believe there were about 20,000 MRAPs built by mulitple OEMS including Oshkosh, Force Protection, Navistar and General Dynamics.
As I read the blog story, the Homie Sec vehicles are not new procurements but conversion of military units.
Given the drawdown in Iraq, I’m sure there is plenty of inventory available.
It doesn’t matter where they come from or how much they cost.
This is the type vehicle South Africa used during Apartheid to control crowds. In the video the officer says he can pack 11 guys inside. To fill all of them is 29700 troopers (SWAT).