Caesar releases 2018

[Bluefalchion]

Alex--

I will give you a sneak peek:

Caesar
•Flashier packaging
•Worse figures

[MikeRC97]

Mike,
there are at least 4 modern US sets available from Preiser.
72500 - Modern US Infantry
72519 - Modern US Infantry in action
72524 - Tank Crew US Army 2000
72530 - Tank Crew US Army 2000 (Set 2)
http://www.plasticsoldierreview.com/ManufacturerList.aspx?id=22
PSRs Preiser index can be a bit confusing because they list many true H0 sets (1/87) as well.
One of the misconstrued sources for the mythical "100 sets of WWII Germans" in the Book of 1/72 Legends... .

One more is still announced, although it could take several years until its release.
72544 - "US-Army modern, Fahrer & Aufsitzer", modern US Drivers & Seated Soldiers
https://hobby-guensel.de/PREISER-72544-US-Army-moderne-Fahrer-und-Aufsitzer-Massstab-1-72
Although the sets are all labelled "modern", some are more appropiate for late Cold War and some are better for early 2000's Afghanistan/Iraq.

Regarding modern russian weapons, the latest ModelCollect/Caesar set could be interisting for you.
http://www.plasticsoldierreview.com/ShowFeature.aspx?id=106
The figures are available seperately as well afaik.

As mentioned before, in general I also would love to have such hard plastic sets you're referring to.
Till then we can take suitable surplus weapons from the mentioned figure sets and use the customary alternatives in resin & metal.
ACE 7228 - Modern Soviet/Russian weapons (etched metal)
Lancer 72025 - Russian hand weapons, AK family (all resin)
Lancer 72026 - Russian weapons, MG & Grenade Launchers
OKB Grigorov W72001 - M79 Grenade Launchers (all resin)
OKB Grigorov W72002 - RPG-7 Rocket Launchers
OKB Grigorov W72003 - RPG-7 rocket-propelled Grenades
OKB Grigorov W72004 - M16A1 Assault Rifles
OKB Grigorov W72005 - M82A1M Barret Sniper Rifles
... some "modern" (well, at least post WWII) examples.

Hope this helps a bit?

Eric great reply and this brings up a good point - what is modern now? Most of the weapons in the Preiser US sets are no longer current (except for the M249 saw) but instead are from the 80s and 90s, the typical example being the M16A2 and the M16A2/M203. Some of the US reserve units still had those during the early stages of the Iraq war but after 2004 those weapons would be very uncommon.

The Caesar sets are more of what I consider modern now, meaning post-2000. So for modern US army weapons I’m thinking of M4 carbine, M16A4, which is what the Caesar figures are carrying but the soft bendy plastic Caesar makes their figures with results in very poor weapons.