If France and Germany would take the same approach we would have civilized partners on the seas.
The Falklands showed that they need a capability to project power and still need the carriers. Two of these will be adequate, though three would be a better number for always having one opn station and being able to surge two when necessary.
What they really need is to shed the rediculus liberal politicians and mentality that has infected them.
They still have significant foreign interests and the sea lanes are absolutely necessary for their survival as a nation. And they cannot expect, nor can we, that those cases (like the Falklands) that we would step in and send our carriers to do their job.
So, a couple of carriers is well within their capabilities if they just get their head straight.
Their Daring class are the near equivalent of our AEGIS DDGs. Their Astute SSN is an excellent boat which is being built to replace their Trafalga class which were also very good. Sort of like the Virginias replacing the LA Class Flight III boats.
Their new Frigates will also be excellent vessels and will serve very adequately if they simply build enough of them.
With that force (adding the Ocean and other Amphibs that they have) they will remain a very capable ally to us should the baloons go up in such a manner where we need to have allied battle groups that can work together in a larger war.