Speaking in September 2010 at a meeting in Paris with his French counterpart Hervé Morin on the possibility of sharing aircraft carriers with the French Navy, Fox said, "I think it is unrealistic to share an aircraft carrier but, in other areas like tactical lift we can see what we can do."
2010年9月，在法国巴黎与法国国防部长埃尔韦·莫兰（英语：Hervé Morin）举行的英法海军共享航空母舰的可能性的会议上，福克斯说，“我认为分享航空母舰是不现实的，但在其他领域，如战术运输机，我们倒是可以看看我们能做什么。