No, France is not fitting a 140mm gun to its Leclerc tanks. Trials last year by Nexter with 140mm were to gather more data on how a large gun affects a 3rd gen tank chassis (overpressures etc), informing MGCS concept studies.

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— Grant Turnbull (@grantturnbull_) January 25, 2019