Which country's army is 'invincible' in 2017?

The latest assessment by the global ranking organization on world military capabilities (Global Firepower) affirms that the US is still "invincible" in 2017.

According to the British newspaper Daily Mail, the US spends about 600 billion USD a year on defense and the number of US personnel who can participate in war is up to 145 million people (young men of fighting age).

Global Firepower ranked Russia second with annual defense spending of $555 billion and China third with $161 billion.

Aircraft carriers give the US a distinct advantage.

The US is expected to spend $54 billion more on defense next year as President Donald Trump "promises" to increase the budget. Mr. Trump argues that the increase will help the US destroy IS terrorists, increase the number of US Navy warships and add state-of-the-art F-35 fighter jets to the air force.

Global Firepower's ranking of 106 countries is based on 50 criteria, mainly on money, manpower and military equipment. In addition, the organization also focuses on assessing the diversity of weapons, logistics capabilities and natural resources.

The US currently has 19 aircraft carriers, over 5,800 tanks, 13,700 aircraft, and a standing army of 1.4 million. Aircraft carriers give the US an overwhelming advantage in the event of war, and also provide mobility for the navy and air force.

Russia has only one aircraft carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov, from the Soviet era, but it has 20,000 tanks, 3,700 aircraft and a standing army of about 760,000 soldiers. Russia is now planning to build the world's largest aircraft carrier to compete with the US.

China has an aircraft carrier it bought from Ukraine and named Liaoning. In addition, the world's most populous country has 6,400 tanks, nearly 3,000 aircraft, 714 warships and 2.3 million active personnel. A few weeks ago, China successfully launched its first domestically built aircraft carrier.

According to Dan Viet