The future French Navy (Marine Nationale) tankers, with a fuel capacity of 13,000 m3, have the mission to provide logistical support to the French and allied navies’ combat vessels. The BRF will be modern and highly effective double-hulled ships, which will comply with existing international regulations. They will replace the current single-hulled Durance-class tankers of the French Navy that entered active service in the 1970s and 80s. The BRFs ordered for the French Navy will be based on the design of the LSS Vulcano ordered for the Italian Navy, in the frame of an OCCAR-managed cooperation between Italy and France. The French BRF will be slightly larger than the Italian Vulcano (194 meters in length and 28,700 tons full load displacement compared to 193 meters and 27,200 tons).