My source? Didn't you posted his comments from another forum?
Regarding Mig 35, even if you don't think that the gentleman is reliable (which I don't take for granted either), would you expect any other reaction from Rosoboronexport? I mean several media reports claimed about 1, or 2 fighters needed modification, or even failing the trials, but so far all vendors said they did well in the trials right? So that report is not really negating the claims of him. If a fighter really failed for any technical reason, I expect real infos only after the shortlistings, but for sure not from the vendors.
No, I said all the Gripen NG can do so far, are
flight testings only and that's what they did at Leh as well as in Sweden and the real MMRCA trials was done by Gripen Ds!
These included the trials at Leh with landing, engine restart and take off with heavy loads, as well as air refuelling (exactly what the Gripen NG did in may), but also weapon trials at Pokhran, or hot weather trials at Jaisalmer.
As the sources said, Saab offered IAF officials to fly the NG in Sweden, but weapon tests could only be done by the D's again.
We now have 3 different sources that confirms all the above mentioned (one even provided from you!) and the Livefist report clearly says
trials at Leh, so you still want to refuse the reality?