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In February 2015 Rolls-Royce was accused of bribing an employee of Brazil's state-controlled oil company to win a $100 million contract to provide gas turbines for oil platforms.<ref>{{cite news|title=Report: Rolls Royce accused of bribing Petrobras for $100 million contract|url=http://petroglobalnews.com/2015/02/report-rolls-royce-accused-of-bribing-petrobras-for-100-million-contract/|access-date=18 February 2015|publisher=Petro Global News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150218204906/http://petroglobalnews.com/2015/02/report-rolls-royce-accused-of-bribing-petrobras-for-100-million-contract/|archive-date=18 February 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
In February 2015 Rolls-Royce was accused of bribing an employee of Brazil's state-controlled oil company to win a $100 million contract to provide gas turbines for oil platforms.<ref>{{cite news|title=Report: Rolls Royce accused of bribing Petrobras for $100 million contract|url=http://petroglobalnews.com/2015/02/report-rolls-royce-accused-of-bribing-petrobras-for-100-million-contract/|access-date=18 February 2015|publisher=Petro Global News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150218204906/http://petroglobalnews.com/2015/02/report-rolls-royce-accused-of-bribing-petrobras-for-100-million-contract/|archive-date=18 February 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>


In October 2016 a joint ''Guardian'' and BBC investigation alleged widespread corruption by Rolls-Royce through middlemen in foreign countries including Brazil, India, China, Indonesia, South Africa, Angola, Iraq, Iran, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Nigeria and Saudi Arabia. Rolls-Royce became subject to a major SFO investigation.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/oct/31/rolls-royce-middlemen-may-have-used-bribes-to-land-major-contracts |title=Rolls-Royce middlemen may have used bribes to land major contracts |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=31 October 2016 |access-date=2 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161104032210/https://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/oct/31/rolls-royce-middlemen-may-have-used-bribes-to-land-major-contracts |archive-date=4 November 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref>
In October 2016 a joint ''Guardian'' and BBC investigation alleged widespread corruption by Rolls-Royce through middlemen in foreign countries including Brazil, India, China, Indonesia, South Africa, Angola, Iraq, Iran, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Nigeria and Saudi Arabia. Rolls-Royce became subject to a major SFO investigation.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/oct/31/rolls-royce-middlemen-may-have-used-bribes-to-land-major-contracts |title=Rolls-Royce middlemen may have used bribes to land major contracts |work=The Guardian |date=31 October 2016 |access-date=2 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161104032210/https://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/oct/31/rolls-royce-middlemen-may-have-used-bribes-to-land-major-contracts |archive-date=4 November 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref>


===Alleged defects===
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