It's difficult to keep track of all kind of new ICBMs that Russia is planning to deploy - in addition to the Topol-M/RS-24 Yars deployment that is underway, Russia plans to introduce a new road mobile missile, RS-26, in 2015 and a new "heavy" ICBM, Sarmat, some time around 2020. As if this is not enough, there is apparently one more system that Russia is working on.
Commander of the Strategic Rocket Forces, Sergei Karakayev, told the press today that five missile divisions are currently working on new deployment of new missiles. He mentioned Teykovo and Tatishchevo, where the deployment of road-mobile and silo-based Topol-M and Yars missiles has been largely completed. Two more divisions are Novosibirsk and Nizhniy Tagil, where the Rocket Forces are deploying road-mobile Yars. But the fifth division is the most interesting.
Karakayev said that in Dombarovskiy, "the work is done on one more missile system". It appears that "one more" means that it is not Yars. It is too early for Sarmat as well, so it is probably something else. My best guess so far is that the work in Dombarovskiy (and we know that there is some interesting work going on there) is related to the work on something "hypersonic". It won't be a new missile, but the payload is likely to be unusual. It is possible that this new system was tested in September 2013 (and maybe even from Dombarovskiy), albeit unsuccessfully.
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>is related to the work on something "hypersonic". >It won't be a new missile, but the payload is >likely to be unusual. It is possible that this new >system was tested in September 2013 (and maybe even >from Dombarovskiy), albeit unsuccessfully"
In September it was test propably hypersonic missile from Tu-22M3
http://www.militaryrussia.ru/blog/topic-718.html
Yes, it well may be that the "hypersonic" test was that of the Tsirkon from Tu-22M3. But there is some evidence that there was an ICBM test in September as well and as far as I can tell, it may be related to whatever is going on in Dombarovskiy.
Who specifically told that the Tsirkon was launched from Tu-22M3??? :-)
Maybe [they] prepare silo for new [heavy] missile, Sarmat? The prototype missile will be [ready?] next year.
I don't believe they are working on new hypersonic warhead. I think this project was canceled. For many years there were no tests for this [mysterious] warhead.
Tu-22M3 was mentioned in a few comments. But I don't think anyone has specific information.
I think Pavel is right Dombarovsky test would be too classified to be told to anyone(ICBM test).
TU-22M3 test is different (conventional weapons) that is separet line of weapons.That might be tested in Khazakstan(akhthubinsk)
But the "write up"about Dombarovsky suggests that it would be least chance of getting to media.