Will France buy F-35C!?

He also said U.K. defense officials also decided that since key allies like France were slated to buy the carrier variant, following suit would make sense to foster interoperability.

http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=4996597&c=POL&s=TOP

So it seems “U.K. defence officials” believe that France will buy the F-35C?

Or did I misinterpret?