KORKUT 100/25 SB: first tests in Q3 2025

What the source establishes

ASELSAN’s 2025 annual report states that the first live-fire tests of KORKUT 100/25 SB took place in the third quarter of 2025. This gives a defined quarter for the trial milestone, rather than an exact day. The cited disclosure does not provide a customer procurement value, a delivered-system quantity or a complete independent evaluation dataset.[S1]

UXV Searcher analysis

“First tests” identifies an early point in a capability’s evidence history. UXV Searcher treats it as progress in testing, with later qualification and customer acceptance still requiring their own documentation. A successful trial statement cannot establish that a production configuration is ready for every operating environment or that an end user has committed to buy it. Those are separate questions with different technical and commercial evidence.

The quarter-level date is also useful for comparing development sequences without overstating precision. A later exhibition or product announcement may occur in the same period, but it should not replace the actual testing chronology. A follow-up source that explains configuration changes, acceptance criteria or a funded order would show how the programme moved beyond initial firing activity. That would be more informative about commercial maturity than repeatedly citing the first test as a current procurement event.[S1]

Scope and next evidence

Preserve Q3 2025 and distinguish the annual-report publication from the trial. No target-defeat rate, test volume or unit cost is inferred. The source supports a manufacturer-reported milestone, not an independent ranking against other counter-drone systems.[S1]