Blacksheep - What the ??? are you talking about?!
The CDG is actually starting to do the business now. The Brits have just sent a delegation of carrier boys aboard and they were mightily impressed with all aspects of the ship - so any other "opinion" is merely uneducated speculation.
The French already have a huge finger in the CVF pie via Thales, therefore it's perfectly logical for them to consider the 3rd ship. Thales were the preferred bidder anyway, but politically BAE had to get the lead.
Standfast the Army, the RAF/RN turf-wars are nigh over by comparison to yesteryear.
SB