I've had a chance to look at the stats on the D63 Kolkata Destroyer from India and from a look at the numbers its the most balanced on the planet without a doubt.
It might even be the most powerful.
Why do I say that? For one reason. The powerful anti-ship Brahmos missile. Think about it. We lavish nothing but praise on the Burke class but while they kick ass in the anti-air mission and can do savage attacks against land targets, it is basically a sitting duck when it comes to naval warfare on the high seas.
Other Western Destroyers suffer from the same bias. When it hit me I was shocked. For our smaller allies to build ships that are biased in the same direction as the US Navy in hindsight seems quite foolish. Consider the S. Korean Sejong the Great class destroyer. A Burke clone. The British Type 45 destroyer. A Burke clone.
This points to one undeniable issue for Western navies.
They've become aviation dependent.
Advances in the range of anti-ship missiles, the rapid development of anti-air missiles by threat forces and the lack of progress in fielding long range missiles of our own is causing a blind spot that could have consequences in the future.
The standard anti-ship missile for the West is the Harpoon missile. Its range? 67 nautical miles.
Sidenote: I also need to point out that many have questioned the electronics fit of these ships. That is wrong. Who are the suppliers? IAI, Thales, Elbit and Bel. They're all first rate and many of those systems will be found on allied warships.
