France could lease new tankers Posted on September 30, 2011 by alert5 France is leaning towards following Britain’s example in leasing aerial refueling tankers. Related posts (Automatically Generated): Idea for Joint Franco-British nuclear submarine patrol resurfaces Share A400Ms, tankers but no aircraft carriers UAE to take delivery of first MRTT tanker this year U.K., France to share nuclear-test facilities, carriers and tankers Israeli Air Force won’t be getting new tankers RAF’s new tankers could gain ISR role